/es'keuh dril", es"keuh dril'/ ; Fr. /es kann drddee"yeu/ , n. , pl. escadrilles /-drilz", -drilz'/ ; Fr. /-drddee"yeu/ .
1. a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes: the Lafayette Escadrille of World War I.
2. Obs. a small naval squadron.
[ 1910-15; escuadrilla, dim. of escuadra SQUADRON ]