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route-marching

route-marching is the present participle and gerund of route-march.

Meaning of route-march

Verb

route-march (third-person singular simple present route-marches, present participle route-marching, simple past and past participle route-marched)

  1. To go or send on a route-march.
    • The troops drilled, trained, route-marched, and adapted to military life and to each other.2011, James Hurst, Game to the Last: The 11th Australian Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli, →ISBN
  2. (informal) To go or send on a long, exhausting tour by foot.
    • 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.2013, Paul Du Noyer, Deaf School: The Non-Stop Pop Art Punk Rock Party, →ISBN

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Questions about route-marching

What is route-marching the present participle and gerund of?
Route-marching is the present participle and gerund of route-march.

Words near route-marching in the dictionary

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

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