Formation and Range

Formation

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

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

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

Range noun - A series of hills or mountains.

Usage example: the valley was between two ranges of hills

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Formation and range are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Range".

Nearby Words: ranged, rangy, ranging

close	close formation	close range
good	good formation	good range
best	best formation	best range
similar	similar formation	similar range
Other adjectives: specific, certain, standard, actual, entire, massive, large, new, different.

The only times the Spartans are shown taking losses are when they fight outside of formation, such as initially against the Immortals, when the grenadiers attack, and when a few Spartans range out ahead of the rest of the formation and get hit by cavalry.

Source: Call That a Formation?
Said range contributed to the formation of Movin' Out, one of the first and best known examples of the Jukebox Musical.

Source: Music / Billy Joel
Even missile cavalry are largely useless against this formation, as the longbowmen generally out-range them, outnumber them, and have better bows.

Source: Gamebreaker / Total War

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