staffeln.

Brit.

/ˈʃtafl/, U.S.

/ˈʃtæf(ə)l/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Staffel.

Etymology: < German Staffel (early 20th cent. in this sense; earlier ‘one of the ordered parts of a military unit’ (19th cent.), originally ‘step, grade’: see staple n.¹).

In Germany and German-speaking countries: a small operational unit in an air force. Now chiefly in historical contexts.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Nov. 905/3 The idea was conceived of building their squadrons round individual pilot-leaders of established prowess... Each staffel then became a closely knit hunting pack.

1981 W. Winward Ball Bearing Run (1982) ii. 40 Only four of the eleven men from his Staffel who had flown that day were still alive.

1991 L. Peacock World's Air Forces 66/1 Currently in the process of being deployed are close-to three dozen Tornado ECR..aircraft which are earmarked for service with two Staffels (squadrons) in different Wings.

2007 P. Kaplan Fighter Aces of Luftwaffe in World War II vii. 181 His first operational fighter wing was JG 105 Fighter School's 1st Staffel based at Villacoublay, near Paris, in March 1943.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	staffel
释义	staffeln. Brit. /ˈʃtafl/, U.S. /ˈʃtæf(ə)l/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Staffel. Etymology: < German Staffel (early 20th cent. in this sense; earlier ‘one of the ordered parts of a military unit’ (19th cent.), originally ‘step, grade’: see staple n.¹). In Germany and German-speaking countries: a small operational unit in an air force. Now chiefly in historical contexts. Π 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Nov. 905/3 The idea was conceived of building their squadrons round individual pilot-leaders of established prowess... Each staffel then became a closely knit hunting pack. 1981 W. Winward Ball Bearing Run (1982) ii. 40 Only four of the eleven men from his Staffel who had flown that day were still alive. 1991 L. Peacock World's Air Forces 66/1 Currently in the process of being deployed are close-to three dozen Tornado ECR..aircraft which are earmarked for service with two Staffels (squadrons) in different Wings. 2007 P. Kaplan Fighter Aces of Luftwaffe in World War II vii. 181 His first operational fighter wing was JG 105 Fighter School's 1st Staffel based at Villacoublay, near Paris, in March 1943. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1931
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