extended-order drill

A form of extended order drill — Practice in battle formations and maneuvers.

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Meanings

nounextended-order drill (countable and uncountable, plural extended-order drills)

plural extended-order drills

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of extended order drill.

    It is not until about the fourth week that extended-order drill, or actual battle formation, is practiced.

    2016, Walter Saul Bernstein, Keep Your Heads Down, →ISBN
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    Contrary to orders, the trucks closed in upon each other and sometimes even raced side by side, despite the extended-order drill.

    2005, Guy Walters, James Owen, The Voice of War: The Second World War Told by Those Who Fought It, →ISBN

    Just as in war, we have the analogy of extended-order drills, combat exercises, and field exercises, all of which it is best to follow by "a brief drill at attention in order to restore smartness and control."

    2012, Charles Dudley Daly, C. Stephen Badgley, American Football 1921, →ISBN
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APA

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Chicago

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