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

Recent Examples on the Web

The man drops him off in the middle of Nuremberg, with a note addressed to a captain in the local squadron, promising him to the military corps. —The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

The squadron had nearly 1,000 pilots and over 14,000 other personnel. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026

Darth Vader’s search for Luke Skywalker will bring him to Batuu with a squadron of Imperial Stormtroopers when Walt Disney Imagineering expands the Star Wars timeline in Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge to include the original trilogy of movies. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026

Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 30% chance for good weather at the opening of the window, but that improves to 70% by the end, plus a low to moderate risk of upper level wind shear. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra squad, from Old Italian

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing squadron

• squadron leader

Kids Definition

squadron

noun

squad·​ron ˈskwäd-rən 

: any of several units of military organization