Double-quick

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, n.
     Double-quick time, step, or march.
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     Note: Double-quick time requires 165 steps, each 33 inches in
           length, to be taken in one minute. The number of steps


           may be increased up to 180 per minute.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, v. i. & t. (Mil.)
     To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, a. (Mil.)
     Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching,
     next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  double-quick
       adj : (of a marching cadence) very quick