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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Pakistan already has 8,000 troops in Saudi Arabia, along with 16 Chinese-made JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, combat drone squadrons and a surface-to-air missile battery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
It also has several squadrons of F-15E fighters in Jordan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Many of its 29 air force squadrons use Russian Sukhoi-30 jets.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Each of the parading squadrons was graded as it marched past the reviewing stand, where a bloated colonel with a big fat mustache sat with the other officers.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
