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ESCADRILLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("escadrille" is a kind of...):
squadron (an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small squadron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("escadrille" is a kind of...):
squadron (a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task)
