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forced march

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: ilmarch — military march of excessive speed
  • Dutch: geforceerde mars — military march of excessive speed
  • Finnish: pikamarssi — military march of excessive speed
  • French: marche forcée — military march of excessive speed
  • German: Eilmarsch — military march of excessive speed
  • Hungarian: erőltetett menet — military march of excessive speed
  • Polish: forsowny marsz — military march of excessive speed
  • Portuguese: marcha forçada — military march of excessive speed
  • Romanian: marș forțat — military march of excessive speed
  • Russian: марш-бросо́к (marš-brosók) — military march of excessive speed
  • Serbo-Croatian: forsirani marš — military march of excessive speed