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Aircraft vs Escadrille - What's the difference?

aircraft | escadrille |

As nouns the difference between aircraft and escadrille

is that aircraft is a vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift while escadrille is a small squadron.

aircraft

English

(wikipedia aircraft)

Noun

(aircraft)
  • A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

    • Usage notes

    * The nonstandard plural form is in use among non-native speakers of English.

    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

    * aircraft carrier * model aircraft * rocket aircraft

    Related terms

    * spacecraft * watercraft

    See also

    * aeroplane (UK), airplane (US) English invariant nouns English words suffixed with -craft

    escadrille

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small squadron.
  • A unit of (usually) ten or more aircraft in World War I France.

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