forced march

One in which the marching power of the troops is forced or exerted beyond the ordinary limit.

Forced
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Force>>. II. Forced ·adj Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extra...

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March
·noun The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days. II. March ·vi To <<Border>>; to be c...

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forced men
Those serving in pirate vessels, but who refused to sign articles. ...

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March-mad
·adj Extremely rash; foolhardy. ·see under March, the month. ...

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March-ward
·noun A warden of the marches; a marcher. ...

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full march
The Scotch greys are in full march by the crown office; the lice are crawling down his head. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
quick-march
, or quick-step. The ordinary pace is 3-1/4 miles to the hour, or 110 paces (275) feet to the minu...

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rogue's march
The tune appropriated to drumming a bad character out of a ship or out of a regiment. ...

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mad as a march hare
A common simile, used alike in England and America. The whole's to be fourpence a quart-- 'Odswing...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.