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square-bashing
noun
drill on a barracks square
• Usage Domain:
↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑vernacular
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑military drill

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squareˈ-bashing noun (milit sl)
Parade ground drill
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Main Entry: ↑square

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square-bashing UK US noun [uncountable] british informal
a form of training for soldiers in which they practise marching
Thesaurus: military training and exerciseshyponym

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ˈsquare-bashing 7 [square-bashing] noun uncountable (BrE, informal)
training for soldiers, which involves marching and holding weapons in different positions

Useful english dictionary. 2012.