drill team

noun

: an exhibition marching team that engages in precision drill

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Rachel Arnette, West Creek High School The senior Cadet Colonel is the program's Regimental Commander, supervising 300 cadets in program and is the drill team commander. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 The parade will include marching bands, drill teams, floats, Santa, historical vehicles and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 Along the parade route, hundreds of onlookers cheered, danced, and partied as a steady stream of drill teams, dance groups, floats, and community groups celebrated the festivities recognized the holiday commemorating the day news of emancipation reached enslaved Black people in Texas. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024 This includes spaces that can be used as a classroom and practice space for band, cheer, dance, drill team and JROTC. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drill team 

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drill team was in 1928

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“Drill team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20team. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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