Countermarch

Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊntɝˈmɑɹtʃ/

Countermarch (noun)

  1. A movement where a group marches in the opposite direction to its previous route.

Examples

  • The unit started a countermarch to reverse marching direction.
  • A countermarch helped the soldiers return without breaking formation.

Countermarch (verb)

  1. To move a group by marching in the opposite direction from where it was going.

Examples

  • The guards countermarched to march back to the gate.
  • They countermarch when the route changes and they need to march back.