field exercise
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of field exercise
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
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
Wilson’s course is somewhere in between: part tutorial, part field exercise, tailored to the needs of the client.
From Slate ● May 15, 2015
He established one uniform system of field exercise; and, by his skill and persevering industry, effected important improvements through all ranks of the army during its continuance at Valley Forge.
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by John Marshall
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