Etymology

escadrille

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Today it means: A small squadron. Full definition →

French escadrille
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  1. French · borrowed fromescadrille
  2. English todayescadrille

Borrowed from French escadrille, from Middle French, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Latin exquadrare (“to square off”).

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