Formation and Wing

Formation

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

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

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

Wing noun - The side of military or naval formation.

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Formation and wing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Wing".

Nearby Words: winging, winged, winger, wingless

good	good formation	good wing
special	special formation	special wing
original	original formation	original wing
single	single formation	single wing
Other adjectives: actual, entire, large, new, military, shaped, last, giant.

In the X Box Live Arcade game Wing Commander Arena, there is a Power-Up that gives you a clone of your ship that will fly in formation with you, and otherwise mirror your movements and actions until it's destroyed.

Source: Attack Drone
Omniblade's second Awakening active essentially works like a set of magical Funnels, including grouping the floating swords on his back in wing formation when they're not attacking.

Source: Video Game / Dungeon Fighter Online
The Riptide saw a minor points increase in 7th edition, but it also got one of the most spectacular pieces of cheddar in the Tau arsenal: the Riptide Wing formation.

Source: Game Breaker / Warhammer 40,000

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