He looked calm and his men marched in three tight ranks.

Form a tight rank of the pikes formed into a box or wedge to protect the archers.

Sharpe elbowed back through the tight ranks of redcoats.

Wells are now constructed in tight ranks on small gravel pads, branching out underground instead of peppering the surface over a broad area.

The captain finally collected his companies, forming again into tight ranks and falling slowly back around the crossbows.

The warriors settled into tight ranks.

Fell was forced to admire the smoothness of the switch from tight ranks to open formation.

The fiat, even ground was ideal for moving artillery, and for marching tight ranks of ordered soldiers.

The Hastur soldiers arrayed themselves in tight ranks in the center and around the periph-ery.

Orcs all around feigned a charge or a throw but held back to their tight ranks.