marching

  • 81marching orders — noun 1. (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge • Syn: ↑walking papers • Hypernyms: ↑dismissal, ↑dismission, ↑pink slip 2. an order from a superior officer for troops to depart …

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  • 82Marching line — A liquid filled compass. Marching lines are a pair of lines drawn on the glass of a compass, and arranged at 45 degrees to each other. These are an essential component in hiking through the wilderness. Most modern compasses have adjustable… …

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  • 83marching orders — n. notice of dismissal (colloq.) (BE) to give smb. her/his marching orders (AE has walking papers) * * * [ mɑːtʃɪŋˌɔːdəz] [ notice of dismissal ] (colloq.) (BE) to give smb. her/his marching orders (AE has walking papers) …

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  • 84marching orders — march|ing or|ders [ martʃıŋ ,ɔrdərz ] noun plural INFORMAL an act of telling someone that they must leave a place or that they are no longer wanted, needed, or employed: give someone their marching orders: The boss gave him his marching orders… …

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  • 85marching order — noun equipage for marching the company was dressed in full marching order • Hypernyms: ↑materiel, ↑equipage …

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  • 86Marching band — Fanfare Terme polysémique, la fanfare peut désigner différentes compositions musicales ou divers ensembles de musiciens de la famille des cuivres parfois accompagnés de percussions. Sommaire 1 Compositions musi …

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  • 87Marching Through Georgia — a lively US song about the violent progress of General William Tecumseh Sherman and his army through Georgia during the Civil War in November 1864. The words after each verse are: ‘Hurrah! hurrah! we bring the Jubilee! Hurrah! hurrah! the flag… …

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  • 88marching orders — 1. Mil. orders to begin a march or other troop movement. 2. Informal. a. orders to start out, move on, proceed, etc.: We re just sitting by the phone, awaiting our marching orders. b. notice of dismissal from a position or job; walking papers.… …

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  • 89marching orders — noun /ˈmɑɹtʃɪŋˌɔɹɾɹ̩z/ a) Instructions for action. I get my marching orders directly from the president. b) Dismissal: an instruction to leave …

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  • 90marching band — noun A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement usually some type of marching with their musical performance …

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