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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, n.
     Double-quick time, step, or march.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, v. i. & t. (Mil.)
     To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Double-quick \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  double-quick
     adv.
     Very quickly; at once; on the double.
     n.
     The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To double-time, march (or rather run) at the
  above speedy pace.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  double-quick
     adv.
     Very quickly; at once; on the double.
     n.
     The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To double-time, march (or rather run) at the
  above speedy pace.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  double-quick
     adv.
     Very quickly; at once; on the double.
     n.
     The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To double-time, march (or rather run) at the
  above speedy pace.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  double-quick
     adv.
     Very quickly; at once; on the double.
     n.
     The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To double-time, march (or rather run) at the
  above speedy pace.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  double-quick /dˈʌbəlkwˈɪk/
  urychleně

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]


  double-quick /dˈʌbəlkwˈɪk/ 
  1. दुगनी गति से
        "They ran double-quick in order to catch the running train"

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