close order drill

noun

Definitions

  1. Practice in marching, formations, and formal handling of arms carried out standing…

    Practice in marching, formations, and formal handling of arms carried out standing shoulder-to-shoulder and at attention.

    • Mr. Bosland said, “Close order drill may be OK in Nazi Germany, but we are here in America.”
    • Garrison life and close order drills had never been my forte.
    • One of the areas that were most concentrated on at DI School was close order drill.

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