drill team
noun
a group trained, especially for exhibition purposes, in precision marching, the manual of arms, etc.
Origin of drill team
1First recorded in 1925–30
- Also called drill corps.
Words Nearby drill team
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How to use drill team in a sentence
His grades were mediocre, but he excelled in the Army’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, becoming leader of the precision drill team and achieving the top rank of cadet colonel.
Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state and military leader, dies at 84 | Bradley Graham | October 18, 2021 | Washington PostFrom that point on, so the story goes, the ladies learned to march with the precision of a drill team.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. UllmanMy reason for asking Oswald to join was I noticed—we had a drill team, we were real proud of our drill team.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThey stood in drill-team ranks, moving and shouting abuse in perfect unison.
The Cartels Jungle | Irving E. Cox, Jr.
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