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close order

close order adjective: in an arrangement in compact units at close intervals and distances, as for marching and/or drill.

Adjective

close order (not comparable)

  1. in an arrangement in compact units at close intervals and distances, as for marching and/or drill.

Words formed from close order

Questions about close order

What does close order mean?
Close order means in an arrangement in compact units at close intervals and distances, as for marching and/or drill.
What part of speech is close order?
Close order is an adjective.

Words near close order in the dictionary

  1. close one's mind
  2. close ones
  3. close only counts in horseshoes
  4. close only counts in horseshoes and darts
  5. close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
  6. close order
  7. close order drill
  8. close out
  9. close protection
  10. close quarter
  11. close quarters

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