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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUNTERMARCH

n. 1. A marching back; a returning.
2. A change of the wings or face of a battalion, so as to bring the right to the left or the front into the rear.
3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COUNTERMARCH

Coun `ter *march " (koun `tr-mrch "), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Countermarched (-mrcht "); p. pr. & vb. n. Countermarching.] (Mil. )

Defn: To march back, or to march in reversed order. The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near and receded. Macaulay.

COUNTERMARCH

COUNTERMARCH Coun "ter *march ` (koun "tr-mrch `), n.

1. A marching back; retrocession.

2. (Mil. )

Defn: An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear rank becomes the front one, either with or without changing the right to the left.

3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct. Such countermarches and retractions as we do not willingly impute to wisdom. T. Burnet.

New American Oxford Dictionary

countermarch

coun ter march |ˈkountərˌmärCH ˈkaʊn (t )ərˌmɑrtʃ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] march in the opposite direction or back along the same route. ▶noun an act or instance of marching in this way.

Oxford Dictionary

countermarch

coun ¦ter |march |ˈkaʊntəmɑːtʃ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] march in the opposite direction or back along the same route. ▶noun an act or instance of marching in the opposite direction.