Drill and Formation

Drill

Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.

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

Nearby Words: drilling, drilled, driller

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

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

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

close	close drill	close formation
typical	typical drill	typical formation
common	common drill	common formation
standard	standard drill	standard formation
Other adjectives: circular, proper, single, actual, massive, large, strict, capable, famous, new, planetary, giant.

Kanzen GokaiOh: A pirate dinosaur time-machine (may not be accessible in this formation) race car robot that has a drill for an arm and fires missiles.

Source: Series / Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
When a military unit (UK anyway) forms up to do drill, the NCOs are at the back of the formation and march behind the unit.

Source: Shoot the Dog
In Real Life, every drill instructor ever has had to use the line, typically when trying to teach people how to march in formation, thus requiring them to start with the left foot.

Source: Your Other Left

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