"squadrilla" meaning in English

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          "text": "[…] with a squadrilla to meet the aviators, and as soon as the plane was visible from the shore, ship sirens and whistles blew and flags flew from every mast.",
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        "A squadron, whether of boats or of airplanes."
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        "(dated) A squadron, whether of boats or of airplanes."
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