Squadron /(skwŏd"rŭn)/

Squad·ron

Squadron

n.
  1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.]
    Those half-rounding quards Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.
  2. A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men. (Mil.)
  3. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
Flying squadron
a squadron of observation or practice, that cruises rapidly about from place to place.