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Meanings of main column in English

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Usage of main column in English
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Weitzel led the advance of the main column on the direct road.
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps
2
Wounded and humbled, the Provençal army drifted back to the main column.
Siege of heaven
3
Forrest coming upon the main column retired, and was pursued in turn.
From Fort Henry to Corinth
4
The main column of rock that distinguishes it stands nearly 200m high.
Independent.ie
5
Then the officer signaled for the main column to be brought up.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines; or, Following the Flag agai...
6
The pickets had hardly halted before the main column came into view.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen
7
Two hours later the main column arrived and also went into camp.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
8
The main column came pushing their way through the waist-high water.
Blood and Bone
9
The baggage train to be placed in the rear of the main column.
General Scott
10
The main column marched from the Arc-de-Triomphe toward the middle of the afternoon.
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ...
11
Their mounted scouts kept reappearing to urge the main column onward.
Blood and Bone
12
And Coffee's got to move out with the main column .
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
13
Lieutenant, detail three men to guard the lady back to the main column.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
14
Two guns pounded away at Taylor's feint, while two shelled the main column.
The Brigade Commander
15
Colden marched with the main column, and Wilton and Carson were at the rear.
The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain
16
Then the main column started, led by Major Melliss and headed by the Sikhs.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
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Main column across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common