"line of march" meaning in English

See line of march in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lines of march [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lines of march}} line of march (plural lines of march)
  1. (military, historical) The arrangement of troops during a march. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-line_of_march-en-noun-qz9yBbZC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (historical, military) The course or direction taken by marching soldiers. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-line_of_march-en-noun-GkzjASCC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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