Formation and Horde

Formation

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

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

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

Horde noun - A great number of persons or creatures massed together.

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Formation and horde are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Horde".

Nearby Words: horded, hording

good	good formation	good horde
single	single formation	single horde
entire	entire formation	entire horde
massive	massive formation	massive horde
Other adjectives: large, new, giant.

In the opening battle scene against the Germanic barbarians, the Roman legions advance in a decent formation -if a bit crooked due to rough terrain- until the German horde smashes into them.

Source: Call That a Formation?
The factions in HORDE follow the same formation, except they have massive beasts in place of warjacks.

Source: Badass Army
While Horde players wouldn't want this to happen, as it led to their eventual redemption and the formation of the New Horde, it could actually be a pretty sweet deal to the Alliance, who would be avoiding two wars, the destruction of Stormwind and a lot of people being killed.

Source: Hand Wave

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