escadrille
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French escadrille, from Middle French, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Latin exquadrare (“to square off”).
Noun[edit]
escadrille (plural escadrilles)
- A small squadron.
- A unit of (usually) ten or more aircraft in World War I France.
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
escadrille f (plural escadrilles)
External links[edit]
- “escadrille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
