: a border region : frontier
especially
: a district originally set up to defend a boundary
—usually used in plural
the Welsh marches
marched; marching; marches
: to have common borders or frontiers
a region that marches with Canada in the north and the Pacific in the west
marched; marching; marches
1
: to move along steadily usually with a rhythmic stride and in step with others
2
3
: to stand in orderly array suggestive of marching
1
: to cause to march
marched the children off to bed
2
: to cover by marching : traverse
marched 10 miles
1
: a musical composition that is usually in duple or quadruple time with a strongly accentuated beat and that is designed or suitable to accompany marching
2
a(1)
: the action of marching
(2)
: the distance covered within a specific period of time by marching
(3)
: a regular measured stride or rhythmic step used in marching
b
: forward movement : progress
the march of a movie toward the climax
3
: an organized procession of demonstrators who are supporting or protesting something
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