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countermarch

[ noun koun-ter-mahrch; verb koun-ter-mahrch, koun-ter-mahrch ]

noun

  1. a march back over the same ground.
  2. a complete reversal of conduct or measures.


verb (used without object)

  1. to execute a countermarch.

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to countermarch.

countermarch

/ ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːtʃ /

verb

  1. military
    1. to march or cause to march back along the same route
    2. to change the order of soldiers during a march
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act or instance of countermarching
  2. a reversal of method, conduct, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of countermarch1

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + march 1
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Example Sentences

The delay had been so great that Beauregard now advised a countermarch back to Corinth.

As soon as the argument in hand had been made, both would countermarch, and the listener would now become the speaker.

I am afraid the Confederates will by a rapid countermarch fall upon Pope with overwhelming force.

No one saw the minutemen march and countermarch, and no one could hear their feet in the soft grass.

And yet, at every march and countermarch in the drill of duty, he was aware of her.

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