escadrille
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French escadrille, from Middle French, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Latin exquadrare (“to square off”).
Noun
escadrille (plural escadrilles)
- A small squadron.
- (historical, military) A unit of (usually) ten or more aircraft in World War I France.
See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.kad.ʁij/
Noun
escadrille f (plural escadrilles)
Further reading
- “escadrille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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