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march-past

[ mahrch-past, -pahst ]

noun

  1. a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.


march past

noun

  1. the marching of troops on parade past a person who is reviewing them
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Origin of march-past1

First recorded in 1875–80; noun use of verb phrase march past
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She then took the salute as colonel during a traditional march-past.

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Like a marathon runner determined to cross the line, the very last veteran in the march-past had got out of a wheelchair and was helped on to a walking frame, so he could walk upright past the Cenotaph.

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A dilemma for developers is what to do with a stone platform on the site of the new square that was used by communist dignitaries to watch military parades such as the May 1 Labour Day march-past, the most important date in the socialist calendar.

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He invited Donald Trump for the 2017 celebrations, and the then U.S. president was so impressed by the French march-past that he asked Pentagon officials to explore a similar parade in celebration of American troops.

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On Sunday, senior members of the Royal Family will pay tribute to the fallen when they take part in a service of remembrance in central London, where they will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph - along with senior politicians and faith leaders - and observe a march-past by 10,000 veterans.

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