escadre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian squadra. Doublet of équerre and square. See also escadrille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs.kadʁ/, /ɛs.kɑdʁ/

Noun

escadre f (plural escadres)

squadron; wing (air force)

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Russian: эскадра (eskadra)

Further reading

“escadre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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