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extended order

extended order

8.9
Soldiers spread far apart to avoid enemy fire and move across rough ground
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : formación extendida
  • The commander ordered the platoon to deploy into extended order before approaching the objective.

Examples

  • The unit advanced in extended order to reduce casualties from enemy fire.

  • During the exercise, soldiers practiced moving in extended order across open ground.

  • The troops advanced in extended order to cover more ground.

  • In an extended order, soldiers spread out to avoid enemy fire.

  • The commander instructed the soldiers to assume an extended order to effectively engage the enemy in skirmishes.

  • During the drill, the troops practiced moving in an extended order to improve their adaptability to varying terrain.

  • In an extended order, the soldiers were spaced out to maximize coverage and minimize vulnerability during the exercise.

Synonyms

military formation
vsextended order
1 4.8

A group of soldiers who move in a set pattern to fight

is a specific pattern with unusually wide intervals for skirmishing
open order
vsextended order
  • Specialized
8.0

Soldiers standing with wide spaces between ranks so an officer can walk between them for inspection

uses much wider spacing for skirmishing and terrain adaptation

How Wide

extended order
  • Specialized
8.9
line
725 8.1
close order
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Surface Forms

extended order singular
extended orders plural

Morphology

extended + order

There is a visible link between 'extended' (wide, spread out) and a possible sense of 'order' as an arrangement or formation, so a learner could partially infer a meaning like a widely spaced arrangement. However, 'order' is often known primarily as a 'command' and the phrase is a technical military term with a specific tactical sense, so the exact meaning is not fully predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Extended order comes from soldiers moving in a loose line with more space between them. Extended means stretched out and order means the way they stand, so the term means troops are 'spread out' to be safer.