escadrille

English Thesaurus

1. an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I) (noun.group)

hypernym	:	squadron,
definition	:	an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group (noun.group)

domain region	:	france, french republic,
definition	:	a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location)

2. a small squadron (noun.group)

hypernym	:	squadron,
definition	:	a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task (noun.group)