tactical formation

collocation in English

meaningsoftacticalandformation

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tactical
adjective
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/ˈtæk.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈtæk.tɪ.kəl/
relating to tactics or done in order to ...
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formation
noun
uk
/fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/fɔːrˈmeɪ.ʃən/
the way something is naturally made or the way it has ...
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(Definition oftacticalandformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The number of aircraft in atacticalformationat low level is determined by aircraft role and the type of exercise being carried out.
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A brigade is atacticalformation, and it is going to remain atacticalformation, although not exactly in its present form.
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In wartime, the army corps became a mobiletacticalformation.
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Lippi also notes that the choice oftacticalformationis constrained by the qualities of the players available.
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It was designed to achieve the same speed as the older ships, to allow them to maneuver together as atacticalformation.
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Thalam being both the name of atacticalformationof the army and navy.
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In aviation, it is a large, loosely organizedtacticalformationof aircraft.
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This manuscript referred to the "finger-four" formation as the clearly superiortacticalformationfor contemporary fighter operations.
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We walked expediently in atacticalformationfor about a mile to get to an awaiting convoy.
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But the preparations are by no means finished when these special craft and all these converted ships have been provided, manned, maintained, and organised into tactical formations.
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Different variants of tactical formations were used to organise the state's cavalry, although there are cross-overs and similarities between different kingdoms.
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Hodges helped bring tactical formations and therefore a level of specialisation to forward play.
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