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Definition of Close order

1. Noun. A military formation for drill or marching.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Close Order

Literary usage of Close order

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Elements of War by Isaac Maltby (1811)
"The company at close order should be exercised in. the various steps, ... Here it is proper to remark, that the company is at close order, in a perfect line ..."

2. Tactics by William Balck (1914)
"By giving up the close order and taking up the extended order formation, an organization loses shock power, as well as order, cohesion and efficiency. ..."

3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1891)
"Instruction in extended order movements will be given as soon as the recruits have had a few drills in close order. The movements are first taught on the ..."

4. The History of the Late Province of New-York, from Its Discovery, to the by William Smith, New-York Historical Society (1829)
"The other colonies derived strength from their settlements in townships, and close order, whilst our lands were granted away in patents, almost without ..."

5. Chronicles of the City of Perugia, 1492-1503 by Francesco Maturanzio, Edward Strachan Morgan (1905)
"And they all rode in close order, following the black flag of His Highness Morgante, so that it could not be seen what the number of them was. ..."

6. Self-helps for the Citizen Soldier: Being a Popular Explanation of Things by James Alfred Moss (1915)
"close order DRILL—close order drill in one form or another generally follows next in order. This drill is sometimes known as the "Mill of Discipline," ..."

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