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route-marches

route-marches is the plural of route-march.

route-marches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of route-march.

Meaning of route-march

Noun

route-march (plural route-marches)

  1. A long march for training purposes.
    • Half of the unit was preparing for some training exercise, apparently a route-march carrying full kit.2012, Rosemary Rowe, Whispering of Spies, →ISBN
  2. (broadly, informal) A long grueling walk.
    • Anna, she sensed, was the kind of indomitable woman who could go on a route-march for seven days and nights without sleeping.1998, Jill Neville, The Love Germ, →ISBN, page 121

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Questions about route-marches

What is route-marches the plural of?
Route-marches is the plural of route-march.

Words near route-marches in the dictionary

  1. route slips
  2. route step
  3. route steps
  4. route-march
  5. route-marched
  6. route-marches
  7. route-marching
  8. route-one
  9. routeable
  10. routed
  11. routee

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