Direction and Formation

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

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

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

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

preferred	preferred direction	preferred formation
good	good direction	good formation
best	best direction	best formation
similar	similar direction	similar formation
Other adjectives: specific, certain, original, proper, precise, single, actual, entire, bad, new, strange, last, different.

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
Nobody appears to consider the possibility of moving in any direction other than towards the Death Star or the Imperial fleet formation.

Source: Film / Return of the Jedi
In Prophecy, the Nephilim Kraken-class ship had a fleet-killer plasma cannon that could only face in on direction... but could wipe out a fleet in battle formation with one shot.

Source: Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon

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