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
• clans
• bodies
• cliques
• assemblies
• gangs
• gatherings
• parcels
• musters
• coteries
• factions
• guilds
• fellowships
• knots
• sects
• bunches
• outfits
• rounds
• lots
• rings
• circles
• task forces
• boodles
• phalanxes
• huddles
• coalitions
• sets
• passels
• federations
• unions
• orders
• confederacies
• leagues
• posses
• blocs
• alliances
• confederations
• broods
• coveys
• bevies

Dissimilar Words

• individuals
• singles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squadrons

Civil Protection units, supported by army squadrons, were still battling flare-ups in the provinces of Sétif and Guelma this week, where large swathes of forests have been burned. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

What was left of the RAF fighter squadrons flew home while the Army units plus what was left of the French Army fell back on the beaches of Dunkirk on the Channel coast. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Biden raised troop levels there to about 100,000, backed by seven fighter squadrons, six destroyers, and roughly 100 nuclear gravity bombs. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Marine Corps and Navy test squadrons participated alongside Kratos, Northrop Grumman, and Autonodyne. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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