squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwä-drən 
1
: a unit of military organization: such as
a
: a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment
b
: a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels
c(1)
: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group
(2)
: a military flight formation
2
: a large group of people or things
a squadron of limos
Examples of squadron in a Sentence
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Higgins joined the Navy in 1939 and served as a radioman at Pearl Harbor, a Hawaii naval base on Oahu island, assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes.
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Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Two years ago, Naval Base San Diego established a squadron composed of medium-size USVs, featuring ships like Sea Hunter, which is 132 feet long.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
The popular air show featured the Blue Angels, a demonstration squadron of U.S. Navy pilots, to Fort Worth Saturday and Sunday.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
The project is the brainchild of Mike Koprowski, a Notre Dame alum and air force vet who served as the chief of intelligence of an F-15E fighter squadron deployed in Afghanistan.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Twelve pilots so far — fewer than a full squadron — are expected to be ready to fly F-16s in combat by this summer after 10 months of training in Denmark, Britain and the United States.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Donations are currently being accepted through The Wingman Foundation to support the families of the squadron members who died in the accident.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
During the Civil War, the fort was in Union hands and served as headquarters for the U.S. Navy’s East Gulf Coast blockade squadron, which deterred supply ships from accessing and leaving Confederate ports in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Kara Nelson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Two years ago, Naval Base San Diego established a squadron composed of medium-size USVs, featuring ships like Sea Hunter, which is 132 feet long.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
The popular air show featured the Blue Angels, a demonstration squadron of U.S. Navy pilots, to Fort Worth Saturday and Sunday.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
The project is the brainchild of Mike Koprowski, a Notre Dame alum and air force vet who served as the chief of intelligence of an F-15E fighter squadron deployed in Afghanistan.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Twelve pilots so far — fewer than a full squadron — are expected to be ready to fly F-16s in combat by this summer after 10 months of training in Denmark, Britain and the United States.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Donations are currently being accepted through The Wingman Foundation to support the families of the squadron members who died in the accident.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
During the Civil War, the fort was in Union hands and served as headquarters for the U.S. Navy’s East Gulf Coast blockade squadron, which deterred supply ships from accessing and leaving Confederate ports in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
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squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwäd-rən
: any of several units of military organization
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