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▪ I. ˈoutmarch, n.
[out- 7.]
A march out upon an expedition; an advance.
1847Grote Greece i. xxxiv. III. 230 The adventures..on the out-march and the home-march. 1849Ibid. ii. lxxxvii. XI. 436 To meet Philip in any of his sudden out-marches. 1900Daily News 5 Jan. 5/7 The Canadian Contingent had for the out-march been placed in waggons.
▪ II. outˈmarch, v.
[out- 18.]
trans. To outdo or outstrip in marching; to march faster or farther than; to march so as to leave behind.
1647Clarendon Hist. Reb. ii. §40 The Horse had outmarched the Foot. 1753Hanway Trav. (1762) II. xvi. i. 446 He would upon any emergency out-march his baggage. 1870Daily News 27 Dec., The Germans have hitherto out⁓marched the French in this war. |