# death march

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey.
2. A project that requires a stretch of unsustainable overwork, or whose participants feel it is destined to fail.
3. Synonym of dead march (“mournful music for a funeral etc.”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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