double march

Example Sentences

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It was a double march, and a very stiff one for the camels.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning

We marched that day to Hoopar Pari, making a double march instead of halting at Gurkuch.

From With Kelly to Chitral by Beynon, William George Laurence

A number of people—ladies, men, and children—came into the bungalow at 2 o'clock, having made a double march and overtaken us; so we are very closely packed, even the verandah being occupied.

From Three Months of My Life by Foster, J. F.

We were anxious to push on as fast as possible, and determined to do a double march from here to Tinki Dzong, which our transport drivers said they could do quite easily.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth

After a good sleep we started to put in another double march and then we began to feel the effects of the wind.

From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)