field exercise

American  

noun

1. a military exercise in which mock warfare is staged between two forces.

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Etymology

Origin of field exercise

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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field exercise

Each multiday field exercise introduced additional vehicles, and every 10 minutes swarm commanders provided information about their workload and how stressed or fatigued they were.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024

While this could be a legitimate part of any large scale field exercise it could also be an indication of expected battle casualties from an imminent conflict.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2022

It was the first day of the Crucible, the final 54-hour field exercise that signified the transition from recruit to Marine.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020

One night, the two sat in the back of an Army vehicle on a live-fire shooting range during a field exercise, recalled McNeill, a retired four-star general.

From Reuters ● Dec. 27, 2018

In the field exercise and drill of troops, one body is said to cover another exactly in rear of it.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir