open order
/ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈɔːdə/Chiefly Military
noun
1 Army. A formation of regularly spaced men, horses, etc.; especially one in which individual soldiers are two or more yards apart. Usually with preceding in (also †at).
2 Navy. With in. A formation in which individual ships are spaced at regular intervals, especially at four cables apart. Now rare.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Gervase Markham (?1568–1637), author. From open + order.
- makerspace
- maker-up
- maker-upper
- make sail
- make sense
- make sense of
- make sheep's eyes at someone
- make shift
- makeshift
- make short work of
- make someone over
- make someone's blood boil
- make someone's blood curdle
- make someone's blood run cold
- make someone's day
- make someone's eyes pop (or pop out)
- make someone's flesh crawl (or creep)
- make someone's hackles rise
- make someone's hair curl
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make someone sick
- make someone's life a misery (or make life a misery for someone)
- make someone's skin crawl
- make someone's skin crawl (or creep)
- make someone's toes curl