The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SQUADRON which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Unit of a fleet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SQUADRON | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unit of a fleet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- airliner
- squadron
- heavy
- armada
- barn
- detachment
- division
- echelon
- flotilla
- formation
- ship
- van
Crossword Answer definitions
SQUADRON noun- Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
- A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
- 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.
- A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
- (air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
- (U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
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