outmarch
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈmɑːtʃ/us/ˌaʊtˈmɑːrtʃ/(ofsoldiers) tomarchfasteror forlongerthan anotherpersonorgroup:
ThePolishforceswere outmarched and some of themretreated.
- He wasconstantlyoutmarching andoutflankingthemutineers.
- On the 3rd ofJanuary1777, Washington outmarched Cornwallis at Trenton.
- Withinweeksof hisarrivalhe hadraisedanarmy, outmarched hisopponents, andcapturedEdinburgh.
- The XXIV Corps with the Independent Division in theleadoutmarchedGeneralLee'sArmyofNorthernVirginia.
Moving firmly on foot
- clomp
- clump
- flounce
- goose step
- lope
- march
- mark
- pace
- parade
- prance
- sashay
- stamp
- stomp
- stride
- strut
- stump
- surefooted
- swaggeringly
- unmounted
- waltz
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