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| coun·ter·march [ kówntər mrch ] |
noun (plural coun·ter·march·es) |
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1. return march: a march, especially one undertaken by soldiers, back from a position following the same route as that taken on the outward march
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2. change in marching direction: a marching maneuver in which soldiers change the direction they are marching in while retaining their positions within a formation
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3. complete change of approach: a complete change in somebody's behavior or way of doing things
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verb (past and past participle coun·ter·marched, present participle coun·ter·march·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·march·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb march back: to return from a position by marching back along the same route, or make soldiers do this
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2. intransitive verb change direction of marching: to change the direction of a formation of marching soldiers without altering the positions of the individual soldiers
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