German edit

Etymology edit

From Flieger (airplane) +‎ Staffel (squadron)

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

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

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