military drill

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryanddrill

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryanddrillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary drill

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The tendency ofmilitarydrillis to develop certain muscles and not the general physique of the whole body of the child.
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Meanwhile, the bans onmilitarydrill, the bearing of arms, and processions were to remain.
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We know there are people in this country who believe thatmilitarydrillis very wicked.
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There is no doubt in this writer's mind as to what ismilitarydrill.
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I say that those in favour ofmilitarydrillhave a very rational proposition to defend.
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Why is a hard and fast line to be drawn between physical andmilitarydrill?
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The fact is that to form fours and do anymilitarydrillis a much more difficult thing than anybody would suppose.
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That is the very policy which those of us who advocatemilitarydrilland instruction in this country want to advance.
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From the point of view of national well-being,militarydrillwould give expanded lungs and cultivate the spirit of obedience.
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Would it not be very much better to take all who present themselves for enlistment and give them some kind ofmilitarydrill?
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There is an agitation in different parts of the country for the introduction ofmilitarydrillinto our elementary schools.
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I do not know who is to say what constitutesmilitarydrill, or what is the real definition of military instruction.
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The book is in favour ofmilitarydrill, and it is a perfectly rational proposition for those who are in favour of it.
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The point discussed on that previous occasion was whethermilitarydrillshould be introduced.
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We cannot define exactly what ismilitarydrill.
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We are all familiar with the argument formilitarydrill.
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The trend of public opinion, whatever some of us may think, is in the direction ofmilitarydrillfor the young.
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They want a hard and fast rigid rule in this country that nothing in the form ofmilitarydrillshall be introduced into our schools, and why?
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What is the real inwardness of this uniform business, thismilitarydrill, this military parading and the military designations of the officials of the organisation itself?
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Are they still engaged inmilitarydrill?
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