marche de la mort

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃ(ə) də la mɔʁ/

Noun

marche de la mort f (plural marches de la mort)

1. death march (forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey)

Usage notes

• Used chiefly in the plural, in reference to Nazi death marches at the end of the Second World War.

See also

• marche ou crève
• marche forcée