[es-kuh-dril, es-kuh-dril; Fr. es-ka-dree-yuh ] 
[-drilz, -drilz; Fr. -dree-yuh ] . | 1. | a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes: the Lafayette Escadrille of World War I. |
| 2. | Obsolete. a small naval squadron. |
| es·ca·drille (ěs'kə-drĭl', -drē') n. A unit of a European air command, as in France during World War I, typically containing ten or more aircraft. [French, from Spanish escuadrilla, diminutive of escuadra, squadron, from escuadrar, to square off, from Vulgar Latin *exquadrāre; see square.] |
kəˈdrɪl