A diamond formation is a formation of four or more aircraft, soldiers on horseback, players in a team sport, etc. whereby the position of the individuals when viewed as a whole resembles a diamond, or kite, shape.
Famous quotes containing the words diamond and/or formation:
“I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever.”
—Anita Loos (1893–1981)
“It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the formation of habits, a superinducing of an artificial organisation upon the natural organisation of the body.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895)