squadron: Meaning and Definition of

squad•ron

1. a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
2. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
3. (in the U.S. Air Force).
1. the basic administrative and tactical unit, smaller than a group and composed of two or more flights.
2. a flight formation.
4. a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose; group.

1. to form into a squadron or squadrons; marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.