ESCADRILLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)