formations
- 1Plural of formation.
Military planes flew overhead in tight formations during the parade.
Erosion shaped the limestone formations over millions of years.
Note
A regular plural, but not every meaning of the singular takes it comfortably. The act or process of forming usually works as a mass noun, so the plural tends to carry the concrete senses: rock layers of common origin, military units under one command, arrangements of ships or aircraft. The fixed phrase in formation stays singular even when many planes fly together. Formations suggests several separate groups.
formations is a form of formation
formation, noun: The process by which something comes into being and develops its characteristics. Full entry
- Forms
- formationformations plural
- Spelling
- formation → formations: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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