death march
noun
a forced journey on foot, usually over a long distance, under conditions that kill many of the people traveling, who are left to die when they can no longer walk.
death marches
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pluralof death march.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those sturdy boots saved his life during death marches through snow near the end of the war, he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
In late October, I joined him on one of the death marches, a Thursday-to-Sunday trip from Andrews Air Force Base, outside D.C., to Berlin, Vienna, Amman, and Riyadh.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2015
He'd survived several concentration camps, and death marches through the snow, before ending up in Theresienstadt.
From BBC ● May 6, 2015
Mercifully, the auditorium is on the second floor, so there are no more long death marches up the stairs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2012
The first was a sick old woman from one of the death marches.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
