squadrilla
squadrilla noun: a squadron, whether of boats or of airplanes.
Noun
squadrilla (plural squadrillas)
- 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.1918, René Louis Jules Radiguet, The Making of a Modern Army and Its Operations in the Field, page 36
- Commander Bragadin was, at the outset of the war, a reserve officer in command of a “squadrilla” of motor torpedo boats.1957, Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, page 897
Forms of squadrilla
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Origin of squadrilla
Blend of squadron + flotilla?
Questions about squadrilla
- What does squadrilla mean?
- Squadrilla means a squadron, whether of boats or of airplanes.
- What part of speech is squadrilla?
- Squadrilla is a noun.
- What is the plural of squadrilla?
- The plural of squadrilla is squadrillas.
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