escadrille

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Etymology [edit]

From French escadrille, from Middle French, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Latin exquadrare (“to square off”).

Noun [edit]

escadrille (plural escadrilles)

  1. A small squadron.
  2. A unit of (usually) ten or more aircraft in World War I France.

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Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

escadrille f (plural escadrilles)

  1. flight
  2. flotilla