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squadrilla

noun

Etymology

Blend of squadron + flotilla?

  1. derived from flotte
  2. borrowed from flotilla
  3. compounded as squadrilla — “squadron + flotilla”

Definitions

  1. A squadron, whether of boats or of airplanes.

    • One must lay down as a rule, and we here repeat the opinion expressed by famous aviators, that every attack, whether by a single machine or by a squadrilla, must always be carried out with the utmost vigour.
    • Commander Bragadin was, at the outset of the war, a reserve officer in command of a “squadrilla” of motor torpedo boats.
    • […] with a squadrilla to meet the aviators, and as soon as the plane was visible from the shore, ship sirens and whistles blew and flags flew from every mast.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA