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)

1. squadron; wing (air force)

Derived terms

• escadron
• vice-amiral d’escadre

Descendants

• → Russian: эскадра (eskadra)

Further reading

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