as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
The unit has up to 2,400 troops and its command vessel, the USS Tripoli, carries a squadron of F-35 fighters, V-22 Ospreys and helicopters.
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Skylar Woodhouse, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Starmer also announced that four additional Typhoon jets will be joining the British squadron in Qatar to strengthen ongoing defensive measures.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Local aircraft, including a squadron of stealthy F-35C strike aircraft from Miramar and two helicopter squadrons from Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island, have as well.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Most notably, in 2004 when a small squadron of Democrats were running for the party’s presidential nomination.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Skylar Woodhouse, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Starmer also announced that four additional Typhoon jets will be joining the British squadron in Qatar to strengthen ongoing defensive measures.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Local aircraft, including a squadron of stealthy F-35C strike aircraft from Miramar and two helicopter squadrons from Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island, have as well.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Most notably, in 2004 when a small squadron of Democrats were running for the party’s presidential nomination.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squadron
Noun
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The response included two battalion chiefs, two ladder trucks and four fire engines, authorities said.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But several Israeli officials, including far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, condemned the suspension, and 31 right-wing lawmakers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition wrote a letter Tuesday, demanding the battalion be redeployed.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The group then alerted Hermanos de la Calle to help with housing.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Analysis of past avalanche accidents has indicated that larger group sizes (4 or more people) have higher chances of being caught in avalanches.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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Talent is equally spread across all groupings — another tweak from the new staff.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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