| 单词 | walk-march |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswalk-march walk-march n. the action or an act of marching at a walking pace, or (now chiefly historical) of proceeding on horseback at a walk; (also) this pace. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [noun] > marching > rate of marching > specific quick march1606 double march1661 slow time1763 ordinary time1792 quick time1802 double time1833 double1860 walk-march1874 1874 S. J. MacKenna At School with Old Dragoon 210 The brigade accordingly went at the ‘walk-march’ to the attack. 1946 D. Barr Warrigal Joe 20 Poor country; but worse lay ahead of them—‘wogoit’ land. It was walk-march for the horses, from the time the outfit left camp. a1977 D. Wheatley Time has Come (1978) xiii. 157 We had to move at a sedate walk-march. 2007 E. Kiester Incompl. Hist. World War I xvii. 150 Horses five metres apart from each other, the first advanced at a walk-march, then a trot. walk-march walk-march v. to march at a walking pace; (of mounted cavalry) to proceed at a walk; frequently in imperative (now chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [verb (intransitive)] > march > at prescribed pace to step off1802 walk-march1814 double1890 1814 W. Duane Hand Bk. for Cavalry xii. 126 When arrived in the alignment of the first platoon the commanders of the second platoon will command, walk..march; resume the walk with the platoon on the right. 1829 Syst. Exercise & Instr. Field-artillery (U.S. War Dept.) 39 (note) In horse-artillery, when the rear sections have arrived within four paces of the line of the first section, their chiefs command, Walk—march, and they take the pace from the first. 1892 Times 21 Jan. 7/4 The coffin was strapped to the gun carriage, the officer gave the order—‘Walk march,’ and the simple procession started on its way. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) cii. 540 Buxton a moment later called ‘Walk-march!’ to his men, and the four-hundred camels..started off for Jefer. 1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iv. 88 We flushed many birds as we walk-marched among rocks and stones. 1986 O. Bland Royal Way of Death viii. 200 The lieutenant in charge never gave the command ‘Walk march’. < as lemmas |
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