WordNet
n. training in marching and the use of weapons
Usage examples of "military drill".
On the second day the three Rover boys were placed in the awkward squad, to learn the military drill.
The first of these was a troupe of Kashmiri girls, spanking little creatures in scanty silver armour, with bows and toy swords, who cavorted in a parody of military drill which would have scandalised the General Staff and terrified their horses.
They tell me the Pretender spends so much time at fencing practice and military drill that she feels slighted.
The result was that he acquired a feeling of disgust for everything military, and he consistently refused to perform the required military drill until he had passed the age for service.
Further military drill has been scheduled but I'm not certain how much of it will take place, given the bad weather.
Instead, these Chandakhari behaved like a military drill team going through its paces.
Hunting is fine, but shouldn’t he be learning military drill with men?
Hunting is fine, but shouldnt he be learning military drill with men?
They were robotic in their movements, like a military drill routine -left, right, left, right, left-but rapid and shuffling.
As they advanced, following military drill, Batson sent picketing troops out ahead.
Mrs Johns looked at Malone again, turned sullen, spun on her heel, almost a military drill manoeuvre, and disappeared.