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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

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.

Dou′ble-quick′, n. Double-quick time, step, or march.

☞ 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.

Dou′ble-quick′, v. i. & t. (Mil.) To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article.