drill team

noun

1. a group trained, especially for exhibition purposes, in precision marching, the manual of arms, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drill team¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Agard grew up in South Seattle and remembers attending drill team practices at the park in middle school.

From Seattle Times

She used her own story to teach kids about perseverance, mixing toughness with fun, Sue-May Eng said Friday, recalling the Chow catchphrase “drill team girls aren’t wimps.”

From Seattle Times

For 40 years, Chow led a drill team that connected Chinese American girls with their heritage and each other.

From Seattle Times

Tanya Woo, who was appointed to a vacant City Council seat this month, was on Chow’s drill team as a girl and shadowed Chow for a day when Chow was a council member and Woo was about 13, she said Friday.

From Seattle Times

First, they break into a demented drill team routine, kicking and breathing hard.

From New York Times