Word info Synonyms

march past

Speech parts

1. march past - Noun

2. march past - Verb

Meaning

march past (plural marches past)

Alternative form of march-past

march past (third-person singular simple present marches past, present participle marching past, simple past and past participle marched past)

To march by or move past (someone or something) in a unit formation.

march-past (plural march-pasts)

A military parade past a high-ranking officer or head-of-state

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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march-past

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Examples

With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march past without going off the deep end. It starts off far too many ideas in his head. Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Mongolian soldiers march past an international delegation during the closing ceremony for Khaan Quest 2013 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug. 14, 2013. Source: Internet

It was a long march past the airline check-in counters, around the security officers, down a hall and into an empty office. Source: Internet

However, the annual Remembrance Sunday march past the Cenotaph in London has been cancelled, the British Legion has announced, because of the pandemic and “in light of the risks posed”. Source: Internet

After the ceremony, Greenidge was given a military salute during a march past by the Joint Services and Guyana Veterans Legion Association at the corner of Main and New Market streets. Source: Internet

At the end of the march past, all participatory schools were given certificates. Source: Internet

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