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

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. —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

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