escadrille

英 [,eskə'drɪl]美 [,ɛskə'drɪl]
  • n. 小舰队;飞行小队

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escadrille (n.)
1893, from French escadrille, from Spanish escuadrilla, diminutive of escuadra "square, squad, squadron," from Vulgar Latin *exquadrare, from Latin quadrare "to square" (see quadrant).

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