drill corps
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drill corps
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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During the previous year, Colonel Fitzgibbon had, under Sir John Colborne's auspices, formed a drill corps for such young men of Toronto as desired military instruction.
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