Does "in crocodile formation" mean that the children are one behind the other, each with their hands on the shoulders on the one in front? Or does it mean they walk in pairs, each pair behind another? And do they have to keep their hands on the shoulders of kids in the pair in front?
I'm confused because I saw one photo showing the first, and one WR dictionary entry saying the second.
My book is not of much help:
"The little post office and general stores was just half a mile from the school gates, and we would pass in crocodile formation on supervised walks through the village, turning out heads in unison towards its inviting windows like cadets honouring their monarch with an eyes right."
(Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles)
Thank you!
I'm confused because I saw one photo showing the first, and one WR dictionary entry saying the second.
My book is not of much help:
"The little post office and general stores was just half a mile from the school gates, and we would pass in crocodile formation on supervised walks through the village, turning out heads in unison towards its inviting windows like cadets honouring their monarch with an eyes right."
(Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles)
Thank you!