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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To march in such a way that the legs swing sharply from the hips and the knees are locked.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An exercise in military gymnastics in which the body is balanced on one foot while the other is swung forward and backward as if on the march, but without advancing, the object being to give the soldier an upright carriage in marching.
  • noun A marching step in which the feet are raised high above the ground, as when on review.
  • noun Milit., the marking of time by raising the feet alternately without making progress.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A style of marching in which the feet are lifted high in the air in front.
  • verb To march with a goose-step.

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