Synonyms of squadrons

squadrons

noun

plural of squadron

as in battalions

a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft

A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.

Related Words

• battalions
• groups
• groupings
• brigades
• teams
• batteries
• crews
• platoons
• organizations
• clusters
• cohorts
• crops
• bands
• batches
• schools
• congregations
• consorts
• collectives
• clutches
• constellations
• parties
• gaggles
• arrays
• bodies
• clans
• cliques
• assemblies
• gangs
• gatherings
• parcels
• musters
• coteries
• factions
• guilds
• fellowships
• knots
• outfits
• sects
• bunches
• rounds
• lots
• rings
• circles
• task forces
• boodles
• phalanxes
• huddles
• coalitions
• sets
• passels
• federations
• orders
• unions
• confederacies
• leagues
• posses
• blocs
• alliances
• confederations
• broods
• coveys
• bevies

Dissimilar Words

• individuals
• singles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squadrons

The initial test drop, which employed BDU-56 practice bombers, highlighted how front-line squadrons could employ the Eagle II to carry heavy, next-generation munitions. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 17 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

The United States and Australia have completed a first-of-its-kind F-35A flight test that could help future weapons reach frontline squadrons faster. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026

Overhead, squadrons of seagulls and other birds snatched bug after bug out of midair. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

The base is home to four squadrons of Typhoon fighter jets as well as the UK’s fleet of nine P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which the Royal Air Force calls the world’s best anti-submarine platform. — Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026

The base in Suffolk, eastern England, and RAF Feltwell in the neighboring county of Norfolk host the 48th Fighter Wing, comprising some 7,000 active-duty personnel and four squadrons of F-15 Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026

The Navy’s presence on an Air Force base in a landlocked state may seem strange, but the position is strategic, allowing squadrons to quickly deploy around the world in support of the TACAMO mission. — Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026