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close-order drill
[ klohs-awr-der ]
noun
- 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.
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Every spare minute during the afternoon and evening he concentrated on close-order drill.
For several days after reporting you will undergo many hours of close order drill.
On the 31st December he inspected them in close order drill and the practice of formations when under artillery fire.
Military instruction includes close order drill, crawling and obstacle penetration, storming techniques, and hand-to-hand combat.
We used it for reveille in the morning, for retreat in the evening, for close-order drill and all ceremonies.
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