Route-march
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A long march for training purposes.
"Half of the unit was preparing for some training exercise, apparently a route-march carrying full kit."
- 2 A long grueling walk. broadly, informal
"Anna, she sensed, was the kind of indomitable woman who could go on a route-march for seven days and nights without sleeping."
- 1 To go or send on a route-march.
"The troops drilled, trained, route-marched, and adapted to military life and to each other."
- 2 To go or send on a long, exhausting tour by foot. informal
"I always describe Deaf School as my tertiary education, I was route-marched around galleries and museums for the entire week, with running commentaries by informed people."
Example
More examples"Half of the unit was preparing for some training exercise, apparently a route-march carrying full kit."
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