Box and Formation

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Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

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

Nearby Word: boxed

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

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

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

special	special box	special formation
similar	similar box	similar formation
specific	specific box	specific formation
certain	certain box	certain formation
Other adjectives: original, single, heavy, actual, entire, massive, large, new, strange, last, different, giant.

Instead, Begnion's greatest commander has... one million-man box - no divisions or formation, just a box - of spearmen, plus himself, who has a sword.

Source: Hollywood Tactics
V-Formation Team Shot: Both edition's box covers depict the playable characters like this.

Source: Tabletop Game / Pandemic
There are also Formation Attacks if you can box the enemy in a line, triangle or hexagon formation.

Source: Video Game / Wild ARMs XF

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