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
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Space Launch Delta 45's weather squadron forecasts a 60% chance for good launch conditions as a front moves though the Florida peninsula on Sunday.
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Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Additionally, Maryland Governor Wes Moore secured full federal funding to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed earlier this year, and a fighter squadron is set to relocate from D.C. to Maryland, the source said.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Over 17 days last December, a squadron of a dozen or more drones buzzed by Langley Air Force Base, home of the U.S. military’s top-of-the-line F-22 stealth fighters.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Search and rescue crews were sent from Whidbey Island, a naval air station in the Pacific Northwest where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Additionally, Maryland Governor Wes Moore secured full federal funding to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed earlier this year, and a fighter squadron is set to relocate from D.C. to Maryland, the source said.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Over 17 days last December, a squadron of a dozen or more drones buzzed by Langley Air Force Base, home of the U.S. military’s top-of-the-line F-22 stealth fighters.
—Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Search and rescue crews were sent from Whidbey Island, a naval air station in the Pacific Northwest where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squadron. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwäd-rən
: any of several units of military organization
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