military pace

American  

noun

1. a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 centimeters) for quick time and 3 feet (91 centimeters) for double time.

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military pace British  

noun

1. the pace of a single step in marching, taken to be 30 inches for quick time (120 paces to the minute) in both the British and US armies

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military pace

"Let's just stroll," he said to Mamie, and, forgoing his usual military pace, they walked up the ramp to his waiting limousine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miscellaneous.--3 inches 1 palm, 4 inches 1 hand, 9 inches  1 span, 18 inches 1 cubit, 21.8 inches 1 Bible cubit. 2-1/2 feet 1 military pace.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph

Whirlwinds of snow ran along the fields, broke against the dark column, rose in a turmoil of flying icicles, and subsided, disclosing it creeping on without the swing and rhythm of the military pace.

From The Point Of Honor A Military Tale by Groesbeck, Dan Sayre