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Definition of Escadrilles
1. escadrille [n] - See also: escadrille
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escadrilles
Literary usage of Escadrilles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall (1918)
"12; (2) four patrols of attack, of three avions each, by the escadrilles Spa.
124 [that's us], Spa. 93, Spa. 10, and Spa. 12. The attack will be organized ..."
2. Italy at War and the Allies in the West by Edward Alexander Powell (1917)
"planes are organized in escadrilles, usually composed of ten machines each, for
three distinct purposes. The bombardment squadrons are made up of ..."
3. Italy at War and the Allies in the West by Edward Alexander Powell (1917)
"The airplanes are organized in escadrilles, usually composed of ten machines
each, for three distinct purposes. The bombardment squadrons are made up of ..."
4. With the French Flying Corps by Carroll Dana Winslow (1917)
"On the opposite sides of the field were the quarters of the pilots of the two
escadrilles. The mechanics slept in the hangars with their machines. ..."
5. The Way of the Eagle by Charles John Biddle (1919)
"One of the escadrilles of the group is N. 3, more generally known as "Lea Cigognes"
or "The Storks" when translated into English. Thq name comes from then- ..."
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