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Close order   /kloʊs ˈɔrdər/   Listen
Close order

noun
1.
A military formation for drill or marching.





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... something new. We have so far been drilling in close order formation, so called because we always maintain our front and rear ranks together as such. This order has two purposes, one for parade and review, the other for quickest marching to any given place. But for fighting, which after all is our real purpose, the close order ...
— At Plattsburg • Allen French


Words linked to "Close order" :   war machine, military formation, military machine, armed forces, military, armed services


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