Fliegerstaffel

German

Etymology

From Flieger (airplane) +‎ Staffel (squadron)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fliegerstaffel f (genitive Fliegerstaffel, plural Fliegerstaffeln)

1. air force squadron
   • 1984, Nena (lyrics and music), “99 Luftballons”, in 99 Luftballons:

     Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher / Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär

     An air squadron after them / To give the alarm

Further reading

• "Fliegerstaffel" in Collins German-English Dictionary