drill team

American  

noun

1. a group trained, especially for exhibition purposes, in precision marching, the manual of arms, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of drill team

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Agard grew up in South Seattle and remembers attending drill team practices at the park in middle school.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

First, they break into a demented drill team routine, kicking and breathing hard.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

When the 80-member Ana-Hi-Steppers, the drill team at Anaheim High, performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl, they couldn’t have realized how big the event would become.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022

On Wednesdays in July, and some dates in September, the Air Force Honor Guard’s drill team performs.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

I noticed the others falling into columns of four, and I was alone in the rear, like the pivot of a drill team.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison