close-or·der drill

(klōs′ôr′dər)

A military drill in marching, maneuvering, and formal handling of arms in which the participants perform at close intervals.

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close′-or`der drill′

(kloʊs)
n.

practice performed by military units marching in compact formations, as for ceremonial or guard duties.

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close-order drill - (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)

military drill - training in marching and the use of weapons

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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