Flying-column Definition

noun
A small, independent, military land unit capable of rapid mobility, often using guerrilla tactics against a larger force.
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Other Word Forms of Flying-column

Noun

Singular:
flying-column
Plural:
flying columns

Flying-column Sentence Examples

  • The valley of the Rhine from Coblenz to Deutz was ravaged, and the advance of winter prevented Charles from sending more than a flying column to drive back the Saxons.

  • In the 23rd of October Hunter, with a flying column lightly equipped, left Berber for Adarama, which he burned on the 2nd of November, and after reconnoitring for 40 m.

  • Back in Cork, members of the local flying column are in the cinema watching a silent newsreel.

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