escadrillen.

Brit.

/ˈɛskədrɪl/,

/ɛskəˈdrɪl/, U.S.

/ˈɛskəˌdrɪl/,

/ˌɛskəˈdrɪl/

Etymology: French, ‘flotilla, flight’, < Spanish escuadrilla, diminutive of escuadra squadron.

Now historical.

The basic operational unit of the French air force; a French air squadron, esp. in the war of 1914–18. Cf. flight n.¹ 1h.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun] > unit > of French air force

escadrille1912

1912 Flight 22 June 570/1 On the 12th inst. an escadrille of three Blériot monoplanes..carried out scouting operations between Artenay and Toury.

1917 J. R. McConnell Flying for France iii. 156 Trips are made in squadron formation and sham battles are effected with other escadrilles as the smallest unit of an aërial fleet is called.

1926 W. Faulkner Soldiers' Pay v. 189 James Dough who had been for two years a corporal-pilot in a French chasse escadrille.

1972 Time 24 Apr. 47/2 The Breguet was flown by the Lafayette escadrille in World War I.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	escadrille
释义	escadrillen. Brit. /ˈɛskədrɪl/, /ɛskəˈdrɪl/, U.S. /ˈɛskəˌdrɪl/, /ˌɛskəˈdrɪl/ Etymology: French, ‘flotilla, flight’, < Spanish escuadrilla, diminutive of escuadra squadron. Now historical. The basic operational unit of the French air force; a French air squadron, esp. in the war of 1914–18. Cf. flight n.¹ 1h. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun] > unit > of French air force escadrille1912 1912 Flight 22 June 570/1 On the 12th inst. an escadrille of three Blériot monoplanes..carried out scouting operations between Artenay and Toury. 1917 J. R. McConnell Flying for France iii. 156 Trips are made in squadron formation and sham battles are effected with other escadrilles as the smallest unit of an aërial fleet is called. 1926 W. Faulkner Soldiers' Pay v. 189 James Dough who had been for two years a corporal-pilot in a French chasse escadrille. 1972 Time 24 Apr. 47/2 The Breguet was flown by the Lafayette escadrille in World War I. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1912
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