noun
: an arrangement of troops for skirmishing not in exact formation or at fixed intervals but usually as widely separated as the tactical situation and the terrain permit — distinguished from close order
noun
: an arrangement of troops for skirmishing not in exact formation or at fixed intervals but usually as widely separated as the tactical situation and the terrain permit — distinguished from close order
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012