forced march

2 definitions found

forced march - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Forced \Forced\, a.
     Done or produced with force or great labor, or by
     extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by
     unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced
     laugh.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Forced draught. See under Draught.
  
     Forced march (Mil.), a march of one or more days made with
        all possible speed. -- For"ced*ly, adv. --
        For"ced*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

forced march - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "forced march":
     acceleration, airing, amble, constitutional, double time,
     double-quick, double-quick time, festination, forwarding,
     hastening, hike, hurrying, jaunt, march, mush, parade,
     peripatetic journey, peripateticism, promenade, quickening, ramble,
     saunter, schlep, speeding, stretch, stroll, traipse, tramp, trudge,
     turn, walk, walking tour