noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
filing off; marching off in columns
Used in military or parade contexts for troops marching off in separate columns or files. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive/intransitive verb.
観閲式の最後に、部隊が分列行進を行った。
At the end of the review ceremony, the troops performed a march-past in columns.
At the commander's order, the soldiers began to file off.