Definition of marching

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Marching () a. & n., fr. March, v..

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March :: March (n.) The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.
Fieldpiece :: Fieldpiece (n.) A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun..
Run :: Run (n.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick, but with greater speed..
Overmarch :: Overmarch (v. t. & i.) To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching..
Brigade :: Brigade (n.) Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade..
Halt :: Halt (n.) A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress..
Skirmisher :: Skirmisher (n.) Soldiers deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an advancing army or a marching column..
Outmarch :: Outmarch (v. t.) To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind..
Marching :: Marching () a. & n., fr. March, v..
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) A marching back; retrocession.
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A uniform time and place in marching.
Halt :: Halt (v. t.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment..
Tramp :: Tramp (n.) The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching..
Countermarching :: Countermarching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Countermarc.
Drummer :: Drummer (n.) One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching..
Lock Step :: Lock step () A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the person before him..
Decampment :: Decampment (n.) Departure from a camp; a marching off.
Drum Major :: Drum major () The marching leader of a military band.
March :: March (n.) The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles..
Weary :: Weary (superl.) Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study..
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