marching

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of march

noun

1. An action described by the verb "to march".
   A pianoforte is desirable, to lead the singing, and accompany the plays, gymnastics, frequent marchings, and dancing, when that is taught,—which it should be. 1862, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 61, November, 1862
   All steps and marchings executed from a halt, except right step, begin with the left foot. 1917, War Department, Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry

adj

1. That marches.
   a marching band
2. Placed or situated in a line or lines, reminiscent or evocative of marching soldiers.
   [T]he occasional trees, the stone-heaps, the marching fences, the stumps, the saplings, the cows, and the feeding sheep. 1961, Colin Thiele, The Sun on the Stubble, Melbourne: Rigby Limited, page 61