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Definition march in British English

march noun

[countable] noun
/mɑː(r)tʃ/
1

a walk by a group of soldiers in which each person matches the speed and movements of the others

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1.1

the distance to a place measured by the time that it takes soldiers to march there

Example

The camp was two days' march away.

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2

a walk by a group of people to a place in order to protest about something

Example

a peace/protest march

Example

We're all going on the march against racism this Saturday.

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3

a piece of music with a strong beat that matches the steps taken by marching soldiers

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Definition march in British English