airgroup

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English

Etymology

air +‎ group

Noun

airgroup (plural airgroups)

  1. (military) A unit or formation consisting of a number of air force squadrons.
  2. (military) The set of aircraft flying from a particular aircraft carrier.
    • 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 28:07 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 3 November 2022:
      The USS Manila Bay, in the next group south of Taffy 3, services aircraft from eleven different squadrons that aren't attached to her own flight group, and, at one point, has representatives from no less than four other carriers' airgroups on her flight deck at the same time.