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escadrille
[ es-kuh-dril, es-kuh-dril; French es-ka-dree-yuh ]
/ ˌɛs kəˈdrɪl, ˈɛs kəˌdrɪl; French ɛs kaˈdri yə /
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noun, plural es·ca·drilles [es-kuh-drilz, es-kuh-drilz; French es-ka-dree-yuh]. /ˌɛs kəˈdrɪlz, ˈɛs kəˌdrɪlz; French ɛs kaˈdri yə/.
a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes: the Lafayette Escadrille of World War I.
Obsolete. a small naval squadron.
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Origin of escadrille
Words nearby escadrille
esbat, Esbjerg, Esbo, esc., escabeche, escadrille, Escadrille Américaine, escalade, escalate, escalation, escalator
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British Dictionary definitions for escadrille
escadrille
/ (ˌɛskəˈdrɪl, French ɛskadrij) /
noun
a French squadron of aircraft, esp in World War I
a small squadron of ships
Word Origin for escadrille
from French: flotilla, from Spanish escuadrilla, from escuadra squadron
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