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flying columns

flying columns is the plural of flying column.

Meaning of flying column

Noun

flying column (plural flying columns)

  1. A small, independent, military land unit capable of rapid mobility, often using guerrilla tactics against a larger force.

Questions about flying columns

What is flying columns the plural of?
Flying columns is the plural of flying column.

Words near flying columns in the dictionary

  1. flying coffin
  2. flying coffins
  3. flying colors
  4. flying colours
  5. flying column
  6. flying columns
  7. flying cone
  8. flying cymbal
  9. flying cymbals
  10. flying disc
  11. flying disc golf

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