countermarch

/ˌkaʊntərˈmɑrtʃ/
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Other forms: countermarching; countermarched; countermarches

Definitions of countermarch
  1. noun
    (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
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    type of:
    march, marching
    the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
  2. verb
    march back along the same way
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    type of:
    march, process
    march in a procession
  3. verb
    change the order of soldiers during a march
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    type of:
    reorder
    assign a new order to
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