CLOSE-ORDER DRILL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does close-order drill mean? 

• CLOSE-ORDER DRILL (noun)
  The noun CLOSE-ORDER DRILL has 1 sense:

1. (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)

  Familiarity information: CLOSE-ORDER DRILL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOSE-ORDER DRILL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("close-order drill" is a kind of...):

military drill (training in marching and the use of weapons)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)