Formation and Supply

Formation

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

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

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

Supply noun - The number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time.

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Formation and supply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Supply".

Nearby Words: supplied, supplying, supplier, suppled, suppling

good	good formation	good supply
common	common formation	common supply
stable	stable formation	stable supply
initial	initial formation	initial supply
Other adjectives: proper, heavy, entire, massive, large, new, military, last.

Finally, when one of his most headstrong pilots breaks out of formation during the big battle at Yavin, ignoring reprimands and disobeying orders to return in order to gun down a helpless supply ship, Qorl flies after him and blasts him out of the sky, saving the supply ship.

Source: Anti Villain / Literature
The Romans initially considered horse archers as an interesting but ultimately useless trick, as their testudo formation offered an excellent protection from arrows and even bows with enough power to pierce their shields had a limited supply of arrows.

Source: Horse Archer

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