overmarchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈmɑːtʃt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmɑrtʃt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmarch v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overmarch v. + -ed suffix¹.

Of soldiers: exhausted by having to march too far or for too long. Also in extended use.

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1866 H. Greeley Amer. Conflict II. iv. 79/2 Our weary, overmarched men, who had been nearly 24 hours on their feet, were confronted by a less numerous Rebel force.

1893 Daily News 1 May 3/1 The poor mis-commanded,..over-marched, outnumbered fighting men.

1911 M. Johnston Long Roll xxii. 302 ‘The poor guns! Even they look overmarched.’ As he spoke he stroked the howitzer as though it had been a living thing.

1967 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 54 674 The former cavalry man, leading infantry, ‘moved too rapidly, [and] too many of his over-marched men failed to get into his battles’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overmarched
释义	overmarchedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmɑːtʃt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmɑrtʃt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmarch v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overmarch v. + -ed suffix¹. Of soldiers: exhausted by having to march too far or for too long. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1866 H. Greeley Amer. Conflict II. iv. 79/2 Our weary, overmarched men, who had been nearly 24 hours on their feet, were confronted by a less numerous Rebel force. 1893 Daily News 1 May 3/1 The poor mis-commanded,..over-marched, outnumbered fighting men. 1911 M. Johnston Long Roll xxii. 302 ‘The poor guns! Even they look overmarched.’ As he spoke he stroked the howitzer as though it had been a living thing. 1967 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 54 674 The former cavalry man, leading infantry, ‘moved too rapidly, [and] too many of his over-marched men failed to get into his battles’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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