† shear-battlen.MilitaryObsolete a tactical arrangement of forces into two wedge-shaped formations acting in parallel directions toward the same objective.
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1598 R. BarretTheorike & Pract. Mod. Warresiii. 80 Loe here the Sheere battell framed of 4 battallions.