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

Eneluna’s squadron commander added that the young service member exemplified the qualities of an outstanding Airman. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

The base is home to 40 commands, which include 13 logistics squadrons that accrue over 40,000 hours of flight time each year. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

There also will be a flyover by the VFA-11 and VFA-81 squadrons from the Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

Commodore Matthew Perry forcibly entered Edo (Tokyo) Bay, Japan, with a squadron of two steam warships and two sailing sloops. — USA Today, 24 June 2026