Military. A manoeuvre by which a rank or ranks of troops are formed up into a file or files. Cf. invert, v. 3a. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [noun] > other evolutions (10) inversion1627 Military. A manoeuvre by which a rank or ranks of troops are formed up into a file or files. Cf. invert, v. 3a. Obsolete. conversion1635 Military. An evolution by which files were converted into ranks, or smaller ranks into larger; a change of front to a flank. Obsolete. fronting1796 The action of front, v.1 in various senses. platoon1797 Military. = platoon exercise n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. platoon exercise1797 a drill in which a group of soldiers practises loading and firing in synchrony. half-face1833 Mil. The action or position of facing half-way to the right or left, i.e. at an angle of 45 degrees. right (or left) shoulders (in)!1833 Phrases. Horse Riding. (Cavalry.) shoulder forward!, right (or left) shoulders (in)! orders given for a rider to ‘bend’ his horse so that he moves… three-quarters face1833 three quarters of a full ‘face’ or turn. about-face1835 A turn made so as to face in the opposite direction, spec. in infantry drill; = about-turn, n. ployment1861 The formation of a column of troops from a line; an instance of this. |
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