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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind);
- Example: "it was a long march"
- Example: "we heard the sound of marching"
[syn: march, marching]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

March \March\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marched; p. pr. & vb. n. Marching.] [F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf. Mortar.] 1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Marching \March"ing\, a. & n., fr. March, v. [1913 Webster] Marching money (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. In marching order (Mil.), equipped for a march. Marching regiment. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

marching n 1: the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching" [syn: march, marching]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "marching": ambling, ambulation, backpacking, footing, footing it, footwork, going on foot, hiking, hitchhiking, hitching, hoofing, legwork, lumbering, pedestrianism, perambulation, sauntering, staggering, strolling, thumbing, thumbing a ride, toddling, tottering, tramping, treading, trudging, waddling, walking