At the half, the bands' shows feature only several distinct formations, which the band remains in for a long period of time.

Advancing in a distinct military formation they made some sort of clicking noise as they moved.

Each legion marched as a distinct formation and was accompanied by its own baggage train.

The three companies of mountain dwarves maintained distinct formations, but the whole column was a tight, disciplined military grouping.

During the war there were four distinct formations that bore the title of 2nd Rifle Division.

The moving glaciers shaped it into its present distinct formation.

Valencia City is underlain by three distinct geologic formations.

It contains the Qiaotou Member, sometimes treated as a distinct formation.

The thick sedimentary layers can be divided into three distinct formations.

However, other mountains which rise from these expanses are considered distinct geologic formations, not part of the Sierras pampeanas.