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close-order drill

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close-or·der drill (klsôrdr)
n.
A military drill in marching, maneuvering, and formal handling of arms in which the participants perform at close intervals.
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Noun1.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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Those planning the academy said it will require uniforms, morning assembly and close-order drill, and teachers will include retired sheriff's Lt.
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Close-order drill, MacNeill's starting point, turns out to have emerged in only a few rather special circumstances, although dancing in preparation for or celebration after military exploits is widespread in simple societies.
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As a new recruit, in his third day of training, he was walking back to his barracks during a break from close-order drill and heard a horrible noise coming from inside.
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