goose step

A military parade step executed by swinging the legs sharply from the hips and keeping the knees locked.

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goose step

1. (Military) a military march step in which the leg is swung rigidly to an exaggerated height, esp as in the German army in the Third Reich

2. (Veterinary Science) an abnormal gait in animals

vb, -steps, -stepping or -stepped

(Military) (intr) to march in goose step

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

goose′ step`

a marching step of some infantries in which the legs are swung high and kept straight and stiff.

[1800–10]

goose′-step`, v.i. -stepped, -step•ping.

goose′-step`per, n.

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Noun	1.	goose step - a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high 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"
Verb	1.	goose step - march in a military fashion march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"

Translations

goose step

n (Mil) → passo dell'oca

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