Column and Formation

Column

Column noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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

Nearby Words: columnist, columnar, columned

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

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

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

special	special column	special formation
perfect	perfect column	perfect formation
certain	certain column	certain formation
single	single column	single formation
Other adjectives: entire, massive, large, bad, new, strange, last, different, spherical, giant, greek.

A formation of X-45 UCAVs also appear in Operation: Desert Arrow intent on attacking an Osean tank column.

Source: Video Game / Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
In Real Life, "column" was just the preferred French infantry formation when on the march.

Source: Literature / Sharpe
Only one member from each column of the formation can attack per turn (save for Mousse or the Egg Dragon, whose automatic attacks don't use up one of your actions), and the formation can be switched around between turns.

Source: Player Character Calculus

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