noun
line of battle; battle ranks
A military-style noun for troops arranged for battle, or the fighting ranks one joins, leaves, or returns to. Common in phrases such as 戦列に加わる, 戦列を離れる, and 戦列に復帰する.
兵士たちは戦列を整えた。
The soldiers formed their line of battle.
彼は負傷して戦列を離れた。
He was wounded and left the battle ranks.