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close-order drill

American

[klohs-awr-der] / ˈkloʊsˌɔr dər /

noun

Military.

practice in formation marching and other movements, in the carrying of arms during formal marching, and in the formal handling of arms for ceremonies and guard.

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While in residence at Florida State University, she and her dancers, as part of their research, studied close-order drill with a local Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022

For life, as you may have noticed, is not a close-order drill.

From Time Magazine Archive

The onstage trumpets during the entry march of the minnesingers in Act II were like a close-order drill in their precision.

From Time Magazine Archive

For their part, the girls glided through some close-order drill routines while balancing wine bottles on their heads.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the time they were in grade school, close-order drill was as natural as breathing and as hateful as hell.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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