Formation and Plan

Formation

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

Usage example: geese flying south in a V-formation

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

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

Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Formation and plan are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Plan".

Nearby Words: plant, planned, planed, planner, planing

good	good formation	good plan
special	special formation	special plan
best	best formation	best plan
similar	similar formation	similar plan
Other adjectives: specific, original, initial, single, stupid, effective, actual, entire, successful, bad, new, last, eventual, different.

They seemed to have an applicable plan for every situation they encountered, and never used the same formation twice.

Source: Attack Pattern Alpha
His "grand" battle plan involved the combined army marching at the enemy in a staggered formation, whose "tips" were supposed to break through the enemy lines.

Source: General Failure
Instead of commanding your soldiers in battle, you give orders (formation, battle plan, spells to cast, contingencies, etc) to each unit in a region, and they then carry out the battle automatically whenever they attack or are attacked.

Source: Easy Communication

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