the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > group > like spec. (3)
In extended use. transitive. To bind, bundle, or deal with (a number of things) together; to bind or bundle (a thing or things) with (another or…
transitive. To form into, or as into, a squadron or squadrons.
transitive. To arrange (people) into platoons.