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squadron

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Synonyms & Antonyms of squadron

a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft

A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for squadron

battalion

array,
band,
batch,
battery,
body,
boodle,
bunch,
cluster,
clutch,
cohort,
consort,
constellation,
crop,
gaggle,
group,
grouping,
huddle,
knot,
lot,
parcel,
party,
passel

assembly,
collective,
congregation,
gathering,
muster,
organization

circle,
clan,
clique,
coterie,
fellowship,
gang,
ring,
round,
set

faction,
guild
(also gild),
order,
school,
sect

brigade,
crew,
outfit,
phalanx,
platoon,
posse,
task force,
team

alliance,
bloc,
coalition,
confederacy,
confederation,
federation,
league,
union

bevy,
brood,
covey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for squadron

individual,
single

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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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