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escadrille Definition

es·ca·drille (eskə dril′)

noun

a squadron of airplanes, usually six, with their men and equipment, as in the French armed forces of WWI

Etymology: Fr < Sp escudrilla, dim. of escuadra, squad, orig., square < VL *exquadra: see square

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