squadron
A group of military airplanes and the people who fly and look after them, forming one unit in the air force or navy.
A military aviation unit made up of several aircraft and their crews, usually forming a standard group within an air force or navy air arm.
A group of warships in a navy that work together as one unit.
A naval formation consisting of several warships that operate together as one tactical unit, usually within a larger fleet.
A group of soldiers on horses or in tanks that forms one unit in an army, used mainly in military history or special army terms.
A military unit of cavalry or armored vehicles, roughly equivalent in size to a company or battalion, used especially in historical or specialized military contexts.
A large group of people or things, said in a slightly funny or dramatic way by comparing them to a military unit.
A large, often humorous or exaggerated, group of people or things, compared to a military squadron in number or organization.
- Base: squadron
- Plural: squadrons
bomber squadron
1squadron of bomber aircraft
A military air unit made mostly of bombers that are used to drop bombs on targets.
- The bomber squadron carried out night raids on enemy supply lines.
- During the war, he served in a heavy bomber squadron based overseas.
fighter squadron
1squadron of fighter aircraft
A military air unit made mostly of fighter jets or fighter planes.
- The air force is forming a new fighter squadron to protect the capital.
- Two fighter squadrons were placed on high alert after the incident.
naval air squadron
1navy aviation squadron
A group of military aircraft that belongs to the navy instead of the air force.
- The carrier’s naval air squadron specializes in anti-submarine warfare.
- Several naval air squadrons took part in the joint exercise.
search and rescue squadron
1search-and-rescue air squadron
A group of aircraft and crews whose main job is to find and save people in danger, for example at sea or in the mountains.
- The search and rescue squadron was dispatched after the boat sent a distress call.
- She joined a search and rescue squadron that responds to emergencies in remote areas.