See Also: countermarch(1)(dictionary)
countermarch(2)(dictionary)

appui (iou) and countermarch(1) (iou)


appui (iou)



appui noun. arch. L16.
[French.]
a. gen. Support; a stay, a prop. L16-L17.
b. Military. Defensive support. L18.
point of appui = point d'appui s.v. POINT noun2 2.
Horsemanship. The tension of the reins; the response of the horse's mouth to the control through the reins. E18-E19.

countermarch(1) (iou)



countermarch noun. L16.
[from COUNTER- 2 + MARCH noun3.]
A march (lit. & fig.) in the opposite direction. L16.
Military History. An evolution by which a column turns to face in the opposite direction while retaining the same order, so that those at the front are finally at the rear. M17.
A march held as a demonstration opposing another march. M20.