close-order drill
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We had an hour's close-order drill every day, using the drills of the thirties, and if Prazenka didn't like the way we did them, he'd turn back to the old field manual (which read, "Close-order drill is the foundation of all discipline") and throw another hour's worth on top of us."
- "One reason for the survival of old-fashioned close-order drill is that prolonged movement in unison arouses a strong psychological response and creates an esprit de corps among those who drill together that pays off even on modern battlefields."
- "Man, we've done so much close-order drill and manual-of-arms that I think we could do it in our sleep."
Usage
Inflected Forms
close-order drills (plural)