escadrille
noun
a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes.
escadrilles
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pluralof escadrille.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For instance, it is stated that there were thirty escadrilles of Bleriot monoplanes together with pilots at the front, in addition to thirty mixed escadrilles of the other prohibited types with their fliers.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
But the methodical Germans, without delay, supplied their constructors with definite types of machines in order to make their escadrilles harmonious.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Each group consists of dirigibles and aeroplane "escadrilles," and is fully equipped with establishments, etc.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
He asked for and obtained a rapid concentration of all the available escadrilles, and demanded of them vigorous offensive tactics.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
Here again, copying the French services, Germany strengthened her chasing escadrilles during the whole winter of 1916-1917, and by the following spring she possessed no less than forty.
From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Louise Morgan Sill
