Definition of marching

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

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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..
Halt :: Halt (n.) A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress..
Double-quick :: Double-quick (a.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march..
Tramp :: Tramp (n.) The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching..
Drum Major :: Drum major () The marching leader of a military band.
Fieldpiece :: Fieldpiece (n.) A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun..
Outmarch :: Outmarch (v. t.) To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind..
Countermarching :: Countermarching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Countermarc.
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..
March :: March (n.) The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles..
Marching :: Marching () a. & n., fr. March, v..
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Marching :: Marching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marc.
Halt :: Halt (v. t.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment..
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) A marching back; retrocession.
March :: March (n.) The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.
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..
Pace :: Pace (n.) The length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; -- used as a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty paces..
Overmarch :: Overmarch (v. t. & i.) To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching..
Decampment :: Decampment (n.) Departure from a camp; a marching off.
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