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(military) To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces the enemy side.
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close ranks
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figuratively
Japanese Meaning
(軍事用語)敵に向かって配置された兵士たちが、間隔を縮めて陣形の奥行きを短くする、隊列を詰める行動
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