flying column
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flying column
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Bob’s group was a part of this flying column and traveled 100 miles in three days to liberate the prisoners.
From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2015
When Gen. MacArthur heard of the Japanese military’s plan to kill the prisoners, he organized a flying column to liberate the people.
From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2015
At Ludlow, a hundred cottagers, gathered in the square, peered at the flying column, cheered.
From Time Magazine Archive
He advanced in a flying column of Land-rovers, and it was a walkover.
From Time Magazine Archive
Santa Cruz is the same place where General Lawton had “touched second base,” as it were, with a flying column in April, 1899.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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