escadrille

IPA: ɛskɑdrˈiɫ

A small squadron.
(historical, military) A unit of (usually) ten or more aircraft in World War I France.

Examples of "escadrille" in Sentences

And then the commander of our escadrille vanished.
Boche escadrille on his tail, crazy to fetch him down.
An escadrille of corvettes left Daedalus orbit and accelerated downward.
As Tryntaf whipped in hyperbola close by the globe, his escadrille shot from her launch ports.
In France the unit was the 'escadrille', consisting of six machines, and roughly corresponding to what we call a flight.
A member of the escadrille, flying rear guard, did fall-flash of light, tail of smoke, shatter-ping burst on the ground.
"I almost wish they hadn't done it, for there are lots of others in the escadrille that deserve it fully as much, and some more, than we do."
Yes, the two Hun spies were undoubtedly there, and already busily engaged in doing something that could only mean trouble for the American escadrille.
He could bring his escadrille quickly around and take the pursuit from behind, catch them in their bewilderment, shatter and scatter a force that outnumbered his three or four to one.
Our escadrille was listed on the schedule with the other fighting units, each of which has its specified flying hours, rotating so there is always an _escadrille de chasse_ over the lines.