Definition
To arrange or form into a column or columns, especially troops in military formation.
Etymology
From 'en-' + 'column' (from Latin 'columna'). Military terminology developed this usage in the 17th-18th centuries to describe troop movement.
Kelly Says
Military writers used 'encolumn' to make soldier movements sound precise and organized—it's the bureaucratic way of saying 'line them up in a column,' used in strategy manuals and battle reports.
Translations
CACatalà
columna
koh-loo-na
CSČeština
sloupec
sloo-pec
DADansk
kolonne
koh-lon-ne
DEDeutsch
Spalte
shpal-te
ESEspañol
columna
koh-loo-na
FRFrançais
colonne
koh-lonn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolom
ko-lom
ITItaliano
colonna
koh-lo-na
MSBahasa Melayu
laman
la-man
NLNederlands
kolom
koh-lom
NONorsk
kolonne
koh-lon-ne
PLPolski
kolumna
koh-loo-na
PTPortuguês
coluna
koh-loo-na
RORomână
coloană
koh-lo-ana
RUРусский
столбец
stolbet
SVSvenska
kolumn
koh-loom
SWKiswahili
kiboko
ki-bo-ko
TEతెలుగు
స్టంభం
stam-bhaam
UKУкраїнська
стовпець
sto-v-pets