In the center, just below her, the grenadiers and their wives had taken their own compact formation.

The ships formed again out in space, on the other side of the sun, however, and started at once in compact formation for Mercury.

The cavalry began to spread, losing their compact formation.

But after 21 Nc5, he had a compact formation.

Ahead of them the Waziris, in a compact formation, were cutting their way toward the west side of the square.

We ran before them in a tight, compact formation.

In the distance the reptiles had seemed to be flying in a compact formation.

The compact formation stopped short of her position, and the subaltern moved briskly forward with another voice translator identical to the first one.

In return, Black has a compact formation and the pair of bishops.

Still the massed fish held its compact formation, and Lothar was becoming desperate.