march-past
/ˈmɑːtʃ pɑːst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːrtʃ pæst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmärch-ˌpast/ (ame, mw)
march-past — noun
1. a formal ceremony where military units march past a senior officer, a monarch, o
a formal ceremony where military units march past a senior officer, a monarch, or another dignitary as a mark of respect
The soldiers practised the march-past every morning for a week before the king's visit.
collocation: practise the march-past
General Okonkwo took the salute during the march-past at the independence celebration.
collocation: take the salute during the march-past
Thousands of people gathered to watch the march-past on National Day.
A twenty-one-gun salute was fired at the start of the march-past.
President Halimah and her guests watched the march-past from the decorated balcony.
- parade
A broader term covering both military and civilian formal processions.
- procession
Emphasises the orderly line of people moving; less specifically ceremonial than a march-past.
- military review
A formal inspection of troops, of which a march-past is often the central part.
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Used almost exclusively in military and royal ceremonial contexts. Not applied to civilian parades, carnival processions, or protest marches.