open ordern.

Brit.

/ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈɔːdə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈɔrdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., order n.

Etymology: < open adj. + order n.

Chiefly Military.

1. Army. A formation of regularly spaced men, horses, etc.; esp. one in which individual soldiers are two or more yards apart. Usually with preceding in (also †at).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > spaced-out formation

open order1625

1625 G. Markham Souldiers Accidence 12 In Files..Open Order is sixe foote betweene person and person..in Rankes..to stand or march at Open-Order, is ever twelue foote.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xxiv. 430 The ranks..were formed in such open order, that the whole line of march extended almost ten miles.

1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 327/2 The pontoon equipment having been landed on the Marsh, a bridge consisting of 20 pontoons at open order,..was laid across the Medway.

1873 Programme of Rev. at Charterhouse School 6 Aug. The young gentlemen (or Charterhouse Cadets) will be drawn up in Line at Open Order on the Cricket Ground.

1898 J. H. Ramsay Found. Eng. II. ii. 34 So far as any tactical lesson is to be derived from the day, we would look on it as bearing witness to..the advantage of fighting in open order as opposed to fighting in solid columns.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 419 Open Order, in tactics, an interval of about three yards between each rank.

1972 E. Pargeter Bloody Field by Shrewsbury iii. 104 They [sc. the English horse] were spread all along the field in open order, within close range of the bowmen in the woods.

1999 J. Elliot Unexpected Light (2000) iv. 133 Remember it's ruin to run from a fight: So take open order, lie down, and sit tight.

2. Navy. With in. A formation in which individual ships are spaced at regular intervals, esp. at four cables apart. Now rare.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [noun] > formations of ships

battalia1613

line of battle1695

line1704

column1805

open order1805

1805 Naval Chron. 15 81 The signal for sailing in open order.

1839 J. F. Cooper Hist. Navy U.S.A. II. x. 164 As the Essex drew near, it was perceived that the English were sailing in very open order, with considerable intervals between them.

1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 154 Open order, a formation in which large ships are four cables apart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	open order
释义	open ordern. Brit. /ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈɔːdə/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈɔrdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., order n. Etymology: < open adj. + order n. Chiefly Military. 1. Army. A formation of regularly spaced men, horses, etc.; esp. one in which individual soldiers are two or more yards apart. Usually with preceding in (also †at). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > spaced-out formation open order1625 1625 G. Markham Souldiers Accidence 12 In Files..Open Order is sixe foote betweene person and person..in Rankes..to stand or march at Open-Order, is ever twelue foote. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xxiv. 430 The ranks..were formed in such open order, that the whole line of march extended almost ten miles. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 327/2 The pontoon equipment having been landed on the Marsh, a bridge consisting of 20 pontoons at open order,..was laid across the Medway. 1873 Programme of Rev. at Charterhouse School 6 Aug. The young gentlemen (or Charterhouse Cadets) will be drawn up in Line at Open Order on the Cricket Ground. 1898 J. H. Ramsay Found. Eng. II. ii. 34 So far as any tactical lesson is to be derived from the day, we would look on it as bearing witness to..the advantage of fighting in open order as opposed to fighting in solid columns. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 419 Open Order, in tactics, an interval of about three yards between each rank. 1972 E. Pargeter Bloody Field by Shrewsbury iii. 104 They [sc. the English horse] were spread all along the field in open order, within close range of the bowmen in the woods. 1999 J. Elliot Unexpected Light (2000) iv. 133 Remember it's ruin to run from a fight: So take open order, lie down, and sit tight. 2. Navy. With in. A formation in which individual ships are spaced at regular intervals, esp. at four cables apart. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [noun] > formations of ships battalia1613 line of battle1695 line1704 column1805 open order1805 1805 Naval Chron. 15 81 The signal for sailing in open order. 1839 J. F. Cooper Hist. Navy U.S.A. II. x. 164 As the Essex drew near, it was perceived that the English were sailing in very open order, with considerable intervals between them. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 154 Open order, a formation in which large ships are four cables apart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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