escadrille

(es′kə dril′)

noun

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

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

See escadrille in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A unit of a European air command, as in France during World War I, typically containing ten or more aircraft.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Spanish escuadrilla

Origin: , diminutive of escuadra, squadron

Origin: , from escuadrar, to square off

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *exquadrāre; see square

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