countermarch

coun·ter·march  (kountr-märch)

n.

1. A march back or in a reverse direction.

2. A complete reversal of method or conduct.

intr. & tr.v. (kountr-märch) coun·ter·marched, coun·ter·march·ing, coun·ter·march·es

To execute or cause to execute a countermarch.

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countermarch [ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːtʃ]

vb

(Military) Chiefly military

a.  to march or cause to march back along the same route

b.  to change the order of soldiers during a march

n

1. (Military) the act or instance of countermarching

2. a reversal of method, conduct, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	countermarch - (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route marching, march - the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb	1.	countermarch - march back along the same way march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
	2.	countermarch - change the order of soldiers during a march reorder - assign a new order to