What is the arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle called?
crotchet — (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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