"route-march" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: route-marches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} route-march (plural route-marches)
  1. (military) A long march for training purposes. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-route-march-en-noun-Xp-CKw2c Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (by extension, informal) A long grueling walk. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-route-march-en-noun-Uk7pEptG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: routemarch, route march

Verb

Forms: route-marches [present, singular, third-person], route-marching [participle, present], route-marched [participle, past], route-marched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} route-march (third-person singular simple present route-marches, present participle route-marching, simple past and past participle route-marched)
  1. (military) To go or send on a route-march. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-route-march-en-verb-UUhtYNhz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 47 47 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (informal) To go or send on a long, exhausting tour by foot. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-route-march-en-verb-IV9tRxL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 47 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: routemarch, route march

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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