parade grounds
Military drill area
A parade ground is a large open area where military troops assemble for inspection, drill, and ceremonial formations.
The space is typically flat and well-maintained to accommodate marching and maneuvers: Soldiers assembled on the parade ground at dawn.
The term appears almost exclusively in military contexts.
- marchingRhythmic group walking
- military bandArmed forces musical unit
- drum majorMarching band's head
- formationCreation or arrangement
- drillHole-boring device
standing at attention · troops · color guard · military academy · boot camp · ceremony · review · barracks · quadrangle · staging areas · changing of the guard · cadence · grass · exercises · ranks · assembly · flags · cenotaphs
- ground(s) wordsgarden, yard, lawn, courtyard, campus
- military academiesmilitary academy, Annapolis, Sandhurst, cadets, VMI
- military bandsmarching bands, marching band, brass bands, pipe bands, drum corps
- military drill groundsfiring ranges, rifle ranges, running tracks, obstacle courses
- Air Force Academycadets, cadet life, cadet training, firsties, terrazzo
- West Pointcadets, plebe, plebes, firsties, yearling
parade groundsbattlefield
Combat engagement area
combat zone · war zone · front lines · theater of war · killing field
parade groundsunderground bunker
Reinforced subterranean refuge
wilderness · jungle · rough terrain · bunker · foxhole