COUNTERMARCH


Meaning of COUNTERMARCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌmärch ]

noun

Date: 1598

1. : a marching back ; specifically : a movement in marching by which a unit of troops reverses direction while marching but keeps the same order

2. : a march (as of political demonstrators) designed to counter the effect of another march

• countermarch intransitive verb

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