Yomp

//jɑmp// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A long-distance march carrying full kit.
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a strenuous long-distance march.

    "Whilst 3 Para and 45 Commando yomped across East Falkland, accompanied by the two Troops of Blues and Royals, 42 Commando were helicoptered forward to Mount Kent and 2 Para to Bluff Cove."

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trektrek

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"Whilst 3 Para and 45 Commando yomped across East Falkland, accompanied by the two Troops of Blues and Royals, 42 Commando were helicoptered forward to Mount Kent and 2 Para to Bluff Cove."

Etymology

1980s British military slang. Unknown origin.

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