Countermarch

/ˈkaʊntərˌmɑrtʃ/ verb

Definition

To march in the opposite direction; in military terms, to reverse the direction of a marching formation without changing the front.

Etymology

From 'counter-' (against) plus 'march' (from Old French 'marche', a boundary or military walk, possibly related to Proto-Germanic 'markōn'). Medieval military drilling term.

Kelly Says

Military drill teams still practice countermarching—it's a precise maneuver where soldiers reverse direction in formation. Watching a perfect countermarch looks like magic, but it takes weeks of practice!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反-行進
fan-xing-jin
ARالعربية
م Manifestos
mu-nife-sto
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-প্রদর্শন
prati-pra-darshan
CACatalà
contramarxa
kon-tra-mar-xa
CSČeština
proti pochod
proti po-chod
DADansk
modmarsch
mod-marsch
DEDeutsch
Gegenmarsch
ge-gen-marsch
ELΕλληνικά
αντι- πορεία
anti-po-reia
ESEspañol
contramarcha
kon-tra-mar-cha
FAفارسی
تظاهرات معکوس
ta-zah-ha-rat ma-e-kous
FISuomi
vastamarssi
vasta-marssi
FRFrançais
contre-marche
kon-tre-mar-sh
GUGU
પ્રતિમાર્ચ
prati-maarch
HAHA
zamantace manifesto
za-man-ta-ce mani-fes-to
HEעברית
הליכה נגדית
he-li-cha ne-gedit
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-प्रदर्शन
prati-pra-darshan
HUMagyar
ellenvonulás
ellen-vonu-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
lawan pawai
lawan pa-wai
IGIG
ike gbakwa manifesto
ike gbakwa mani-fes-to
ITItaliano
contromarcia
kon-tro-mar-chia
JA日本語
反行進
はんこうしん
KKKK
жауап manifesto
ja-wap mani-fes-to
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង រថយន្ត
bra-cha-ang roth-ya-n-t
KO한국어
반행진
ban-haeng-jin
MRMR
प्रति-प्रदर्शन
prati-pra-darshan
MSBahasa Melayu
lawan perarakan
lawan pe-ra-ka-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြzeciw-လမ်း
pyat-yi-v-lam
NLNederlands
tegenmars
te-gen-mars
NONorsk
motmarsj
mot-marsj
PAPA
ਉਪਰ-ਮਾਰਚ
upar-maarch
PLPolski
przeciwmarz
przeciw-marsz
PTPortuguês
contramarcha
kon-tra-mar-cha
RORomână
contramarș
kon-tra-mars
RUРусский
противоход
protivo-hod
SVSvenska
motmarsch
mot-marsch
SWKiswahili
kuzuia mwendokazi
ku-zuia mwen-do-kazi
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்பயணம்
e-thir-pa-ya-nam
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతి-ప్రదర్శన
prati-pra-darshan
THไทย
เดินขบวนย้อนกลับ
der-n kha-bun yon-glab
TLTL
pagsalungat na paglalakad
pagsalu-ngat na pag-la-lakad
TRTürkçe
karşı yürüyüş
kar-şı yu-rü-ş
UKУкраїнська
протиход
proti-hod
URاردو
م Manifestos
mu-nife-sto
VITiếng Việt
tiến hành ngược
tien-hanh nguoc
YOYO
àwọn ńláàà
awon nla-aa
ZH中文
反游行
fǎn yóuxíng
ZUZU
ukuthula kwakho kwamanifesto
uku-thula kwakho kwamani-fes-to

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