雁がん行こう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

flying in a V-formation like geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder; leading out

Literary or formal term. The core image is geese flying in a V-formation; extended to people or things arranged in a staggered line, or to leading others forward. Often used in the phrase 雁行する.

• 雁がんが雁がん行こうして北きたへ帰かえっていく。

  The geese fly north in a V-formation.

• 選せん手しゅたちは雁がん行こうしてコースを走はしった。

  The runners ran the course in a staggered line.