Definition of "squadron" [squad•ron]

• A naval unit consisting of two or more divisions of a fleet. (noun)
• An armored cavalry unit subordinate to a regiment and consisting of two or more troops. (noun)
• A cavalry or armored unit of a European army, corresponding to a company. (noun)
• A basic tactical air force unit, subordinate to a group and consisting of two or more flights. (noun)
• A multitude or horde: "Squadrons of flies like particles of dust danced up and down” ( T.E. Lawrence). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Barbarian squadron is the all-woman piloted champ of the fleet, in no small part thanks to their mechanic Mac, who is an uplifted gibbon (part of a tribe of sentient apes that mixes with human society)."
• "The silence from the chickenhawk squadron is deafening."
• "The squadron is based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and is one of eight squadrons that make up Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3."