Synonyms of squadron

squadron

noun

as in battalion

a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft

A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.

Related Words

• battalion
• group
• grouping
• brigade
• team
• crew
• battery
• platoon
• organization
• cluster
• band
• cohort
• crop
• batch
• school
• clutch
• congregation
• constellation
• party
• consort
• clique
• body
• clan
• gang
• assembly
• gaggle
• coterie
• collective
• array
• gathering
• parcel
• bunch
• guild
• knot
• muster
• faction
• phalanx
• round
• ring
• circle
• huddle
• task force
• sect
• posse
• lot
• passel
• coalition
• outfit
• set
• fellowship
• boodle
• union
• federation
• alliance
• confederacy
• league
• order
• bloc
• brood
• confederation
• covey
• bevy

Dissimilar Words

• individual
• single

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squadron

Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 60% chance for good launch conditions Sunday, which would improve to 70% if delayed until Monday. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Its leather body, fur collar and squadron patches had been part of naval aviation for decades, but Top Gun introduced the jacket to a new audience. — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Trust the Brontës to be a squadron of Shtumtroopers, silencing people to bits. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

During the best fight scene, Peter takes on a squadron of gravity-defying ninjas in a brawl that takes place as much in the air as on the ground. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026