close-order drill
1close-order drill — close′ or der drill′ [[t]kloʊs[/t]] n. mil practice performed by military units marching in compact formations, as for ceremonial or guard duties …
2close-order drill — noun (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder to shoulder) • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑ …
3close-order drill — /klohs awr deuhr/, Mil. practice in formation marching and other movements, in the carrying of arms during formal marching, and in the formal handling of arms for ceremonies and guard. * * * …
4Close order formation — Close order formation: The Stele of Vultures represents a Sumerian phalanx of spearmen with large shields. (ca.2450 BC) A close order formation is a military tactical formation wherein soldiers are close together and regularly arranged for the… …
5close order — noun a military formation for drill or marching • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military formation * * * “ …
6close-order — /ˈkloʊs ɔdə/ (say klohs awduh) adjective (of military drill) carried out with two paces between ranks, as in ceremonial duties …
7close — close1 [klōs] adj. closer, closest [ME clos < OFr < L clausus, pp. of claudere (see CLOSE2); senses under II from notion “with spaces or intervals closed up”] I denoting the fact or state of being closed or confined 1. shut; not open 2.… …
8drill — drill1 [dril] n. [Du dril < drillen, to bore, ult. < IE base * ter, to rub (esp. with turning motion) > THROW] 1. a tool or apparatus for boring holes in wood, metal, stone, teeth, etc. 2. the sound of drilling or boring ☆ 3. any of… …
9drill — drill1 drillable, adj. drillability, n. driller, n. /dril/, n. 1. Mach., Building Trades. a. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation. b. a tool, esp. a hand tool, for holding and… …
10drill — I n. boring tool 1) to operate, use a drill 2) an electric, power; hand; rotary drill exercise 3) to conduct a drill 4) (mil.) close order drill 5) an air raid; evacuation; fire drill II v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to prospect ) to drill for (to drill for …
