noun
Meaning 1
A march back along the same route
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
countermarch
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verb
Meaning 2
To march back along the same route
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noun
Meaning 3
(military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: march, marching
verb
Meaning 4
change the order of soldiers during a march
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reorder
verb
Meaning 5
march back along the same way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: march, process
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English march English countermarch From counter- + march.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: contramarxa — a march back along the same route
- French: contremarche — a march back along the same route
- Irish: frithmháirseáil — a march back along the same route
- Italian: contromarcia — a march back along the same route
- Catalan: contramarxar — to march back along the same route
- Irish: frithmháirseáil — to march back along the same route
- Italian: contromarciare — to march back along the same route
- Spanish: contramarchar — to march back along the same route