"forced march" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forced marches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} forced march (plural forced marches)
  1. (military) A movement on foot by soldiers or prisoners of war, who must, in order to satisfy a military requirement, travel at a speed or in adverse conditions that would normally tire them excessively. Categories (topical): Military Related terms: loaded march, death march, just march Translations (military march of excessive speed): ilmarch [common-gender] (Danish), geforceerde mars [masculine] (Dutch), pikamarssi (Finnish), marche forcée [feminine] (French), Eilmarsch [masculine] (German), erőltetett menet (Hungarian), forsowny marsz [masculine] (Polish), marcha forçada (Portuguese), marș forțat [neuter] (Romanian), forsirani marš [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-forced_march-en-noun-Tw3roP-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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