Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extended order drill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tend-ed order -drill
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Practice in battle formations and maneuvers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The land now owned by the Government is too small for extended order drills and maneuvers and General Wood was very desirous of securing more room."
"To account for the exigencies of terrain, extended order drill was practised on different types of ground in platoon, company, or battalion-sized formations."
"Coming to the Fourteenth Pennsylvania he required them to go through certain movements in the extended order drill which not being done entirely to his satisfaction, he sent his orderly to the commanding officer of the Ninth Battalion, requesting him to have his command on the drill ground at once."

Usage

Inflected Forms

extended order drills (plural) extended-order drill (alternative)

Phrases

close order drill

Frequently Paired Words

close order drill

Questions

What does extended order drill mean?: Practice in battle formations and maneuvers.

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