escadrille
发音
How to pronounce escadrille in British English:
英 [ˌeskə'drɪl]
How to pronounce escadrille in American English:
美 [ˌeskə'drɪl]
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- Noun:
- a small squadron
- an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
单词词源
- 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).