squadron
noun
a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
squadrons
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pluralof squadron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It also has several squadrons of F-15E fighters in Jordan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
PLA engineers could fail to get the technology to work in a real wartime scenario, making China’s robot squadrons easy for enemies to pick off or disable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
It operates 31 fighter and combat squadrons - mostly Russian and Soviet-era aircraft - far below the sanctioned 42.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
First, there are his squadrons of antisocial children bursting into agency offices, demanding access to highly sensitive systems and information, and forcing the firings or resignations of the adults who express reservations.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2025
In the fall of 1942, the two squadrons of the 586th were joined by a third squadron of male pilots, along with their ground crew.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
