Meaning of DOUBLE QUICK
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- [adv] at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again double-quick"
- [adj] (of a marching cadence) very quick
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
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.
\Dou"ble-quick`\, v. i. & t. (Mil.)
To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
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