squadrons
- plural of squadron.
Example Sentences
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Air Force deployed entire wings of warplanes, instead of the squadrons that are being sent now, to carry out a six-week air campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The light combat aircraft meant to replace it was conceived of in 1981, first flew in 2001 and, even now, decades later, only two squadrons are operational.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Sixty gliders towed by two RAF squadrons left the airfield at 07:00 GMT on 24 March 1945, carrying part of the 6th Airborne Division.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Something’s going on in the night sky in New Jersey, where I live: People keep reporting squadrons of drones flying around in the dark over their houses.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024
Behind Atahuallpa came two other litters and two hammocks, in which were some high chiefs, then several squadrons of Indians with crowns of gold and silver.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
