A straightening of the ranks

• An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
• Troop order

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alinement \A*line"ment\, n. Same as Alignment . Note: [The Eng. form alinement is preferable to alignment, a bad spelling of the French]. --New Eng. Dict. (Murray).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of alignment English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: alliance , coalition , alignment ] [ant: nonalignment ]