Formation and Regiment

Formation

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

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

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

Regiment noun - Army unit smaller than a division.

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Formation and regiment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Regiment".

typical	typical formation	typical regiment
specific	specific formation	specific regiment
standard	standard formation	standard regiment
original	original formation	original regiment
Other adjectives: initial, single, actual, entire, large, strict, famous, new, military, last.

Square: Regiment is in two/three ranks in a hollow square formation facing outwards, men in front kneeling with their bayonet-tipped muskets pointed diagonally up.

Source: Call That a Formation?
Soldiers assigned to an ancient regiment or to a special formation can be expected to feel a sense of elevation over their less favored comrades, and hence to fight more stubbornly.

Source: Elites Are More Glamorous
The Chains of Commanding: Shaw, Cabot and Thomas, who all were friends prior to the formation of the regiment, and its command structure results in them having to deal with this from time to time.

Source: Film / Glory

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