squadron

[ˈskwɑdrən]

Definition:
1. A cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms.
2. An air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group.
3. A naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task.

Use 'squadron' in a sentence:

1. The six Tornado aircraft are from 111 Squadron based at raf Leuchars in Scotland.
2. Send this squadron to attack the infested settlement at (7).
3. Objective To investigate the nursing method around surgery in medical squadron of sight restoring for cataract.
4. First my squadron was sent to Giebelstat, Germany to show the U.S. air power. Then (we) were sent to Japan for 30 days.
5. A unit of the US air force smaller than a squadron.
6. He was later appointed chief of squadron weapons and tactics while still a first lieutenant.
7. One in 20 thought SAAS - Software as a Service - stood for SpecialAviation and Army Squadron and six per cent believed it was an '80s pop band.
8. It has seen action in Operation Desert Storm and as the aircraft of the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron.
9. Poland does best: Barack Obama will announce the stationing of a squadron of F-16s there when he visits Warsaw on May 27th.
10. This is Khatanga Commercial Sea Port, the famous Khatanga squadron.
11. I want to be his replacement as squadron commander.
12. I'm in pursuit! Right? I need all units, the whole squadron. Bring everyone!
13. Wolf Leader to Wolf Squadron. All units, Engage!
14. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
15. Colonel Korn acted decisively to arrest what seemed to him to be the beginning of an unwholesome trend in major tom's squadron.
16. Boeing delivered the first fleet EA-18G and an EA-18G aircrew trainer to the Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 at Whidbey in June 2008.
17. The naval air squadron set to France was soon in the thick of the flight.
18. Members of David's squadron came from all over, and it was impossible to ignore the bond they had.
19. The squadron was protected by a highly mobile anti-tank and air defense.
20. A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium helicopter Squadron 265 lands at an improvised landing zone in Sendai on March 14, 2011.
21. The squadron's got seconds to put it all together.
22. He commands a destroyer squadron.
23. He was posted to Hong Kong as second-in-command of C Squadron.
24. The officer talks about what the weapons can do, not why he's showing them off, but the squadron commander says the answer is obvious.
25. "He let us write our own lines for a more accurate representation," said Capt. Mitchell Mayes, a 552nd Training Squadron instructor air weapons officer.
26. In the university air squadron what were you flying?
27. The air squadron is standing by, waiting for the order to start on a mission.
28. He passed out in November 1924 and was posted to No 24 Squadron.
29. This vessel led the Imperial Death Squadron after the Battle of Yavin.
30. Back at squadron headquarters, the six unloaded the supplies in a big industrial kitchen and set to work.
31. Now, on my signal, the two squadrons will. Alright OK.
32. Yuke squadron you mean that was their real target?
33. One stout squadron of 8-10 Vikings can do this job admirably for you.
34. Just build occasional Vikings to replace any you might lose from this main attack squadron.
35. He also has a heavy-transport helicopter squadron with four Boeing Chinooks, and a squadron of Russian medium helicopters that can serve as gunships.
36. He said the squadron has undergone an amazing transformation.
37. A squadron of F-15 fighters is on its way home.
38. In the first ten days of May our squadron accounted for at least seven enemy aircraft.
39. Most events occur while the airmen of the fighting 256th (or "two to the fighting eighth power") Squadron are based on the island of Pianosa, west of Italy.
40. The disabled cruiser fell behind the rest of the squadron.
41. The Viking is a new unit introduced in StarCraft II, but this squadron flies off; you don’t fight Vikings until later in the mission.
42. You know, I can have a squadron of soldiers here in minutes.
43. The squadron is based on a carrier.
44. they became one of the most successful pursuit squadrons in our military.
45. Four tactical air squadrons were placed at readiness for an air strike.
46. A unit of the US air force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing.
47. His wife is a former WRAF squadron leader.
48. We can barely put a squadron in the air to train.
49. Once you completely clear the settlement of anything resembling Zerg-ness, rush the entire squadron back to your base for a tune up.
50. On your right, you've got the English squadron.
51. Police in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province established a drone squadron last year.
52. The government said it was preparing a squadron of eighteen Mirage fighter planes.
53. The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission.
54. The squadron's armour is draped in sand-coloured nets that melt into the landscape.