squadron

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A body of troops drawn up in a square.
2. 2
   A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
3. 3
   A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
4. 4
   A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
5. 5
   A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
6. 6
   A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.

Verb

1. 1
   To divide up into squadrons.