Escadrilles

/ˌɛskəˈdriːlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of escadrille; multiple squadrons or small fleets of military aircraft or naval vessels.

Etymology

French plural of 'escadrille.' Maintains the French plural form in English military terminology.

Kelly Says

When historians talk about multiple flying units from WWI, they use escadrilles to evoke that romantic, dangerous era of early aviation when pilots were heroes partly because flying itself was barely survivable.

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