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escadrille

American  
[es-kuh-dril, es-kuh-dril, es-ka-dree-yuh] / ˌɛs kəˈdrɪl, ˈɛs kəˌdrɪl, ɛs kaˈdri yə /

noun

escadrilles plural

  1. a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes.

    the Lafayette Escadrille of World War I.

  2. Obsolete. a small naval squadron.

escadrille British  
/ ɛskadrij, ˌɛskəˈdrɪl /

noun

  1. a French squadron of aircraft, esp in World War I

  2. a small squadron of ships

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noun

Etymology

Origin of escadrille

1910–15; < French: flotilla, Middle French < Spanish escuadrilla, diminutive of escuadra squadron

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