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countermarch

coun·ter·march [ kówntər mrch ]


noun  (plural coun·ter·march·es)
Definition:
 
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

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

3. complete change of approach: a complete change in somebody's behavior or way of doing things



verb  (past and past participle coun·ter·marched, present participle coun·ter·march·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·march·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb march back: to return from a position by marching back along the same route, or make soldiers do this

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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