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noun Military.

any march that is longer than troops are accustomed to and maintained at a faster pace than usual, generally undertaken for a particular objective under emergency conditions.

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Origin of forced march

First recorded in 1760–70

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A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
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One is forced to ask, what on earth was Andrew doing hanging out with scantily clad teenagers?
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But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.
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In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Nothing remarkable occurred in our march through this country.
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Genoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Then with your victorious legions you can march south and help drive the Yankee invaders from the land.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
While they were doing this, he assembled the officers around him, and the meaning of our night march was explained to us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for forced march

forced march

noun

military a march in which normal needs are subordinated to the need for speed

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