Block and Formation

Block

Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Formation and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Block".

Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Block and formation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

good	good block	good formation
special	special block	special formation
similar	similar block	similar formation
perfect	perfect block	perfect formation
Other adjectives: certain, original, single, effective, entire, successful, massive, large, new, basic, last, different, giant, floating.

But armies like the Romans, Greeks, generally any spearmen on any battlefield, and any modern European army, all stayed as a block of troops and worked together in a distinct formation.

Source: Call That a Formation?
Shooting Superman: "Stronghold" kicks off with a scripted battle as a cleverly arranged formation uses their deflectors to block all attacks from one direction. Fine.

Source: Video Game / Battleships Forever
Later, in Denerim, when Arl Eamon's troops charge the darkspawn, the initial charge is shown as a block of soldiers advancing in a tight formation when they hit the darkspawn lines.

Source: Call That a Formation?

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