marching band
30
3.1
- noun
- /ˈmɑːrʧɪŋ bænd/
:
banda marcial
- During the football game, the marching band entertained the crowd with a fantastic halftime show.
- college marching band
- marching band members
- marching band competition
We were on our way back from a marching band competition.
- We were on our way back from a marching band competition.
- I was dating a cheerleader, and my best friend played in the Colts marching band.
- And since one of the Austrian commanders thought a marching band might improve morale, he had one playing on the Austrian shore.
- I mean, through Mars may sound stupid, but through marching band and like, being a drum major, I learned a lot about like, what Perseverance really means, you know?
- He wanted to see the heraldry and regalia, the marching bands, the braid, the buttons, the medals.
- The young girl could not have known that this would be her last time hearing the marching bands and the cheering crowds and following the parade to the picnic in Washington Park.
- He looked, excuse me, like a one man marching band.
- No, Remember when we're on our way to watch Peter's or Paul's performance in marching band?
Examples
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The marching band played lively music as they paraded down the street.
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Students who are blind or visually impaired can participate in marching band with a sighted buddy.
Academic text (2006) -
We were on our way back from a marching band competition.
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I played French horn in the marching band.
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A high school band director sends the fall marching band competition schedule to all students' homes.
Academic text (2011) -
Players and the EMU marching band were kept off the field during that time.
Academic text (2016) -
This is the Armed Forces marching band playing Nearer My God to thee, to him.
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The young girl could not have known that this would be her last time hearing the marching bands and the cheering crowds and following the parade to the picnic in Washington Park.
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Live from downtown, it's the annual Christmas parade, featuring a selection of the city's number one drill teams, marching bands and cheerful floats.
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Such programs include not only marching bands and show choirs but also marimba ensembles and gospel choirs.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of musicians who play together
How Many
30
3.1
57
5.3
1
3.5
- US
1
3.7
2
3.5
23
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of musicians who march while playing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'marching' (walking in coordinated manner) + 'band' (ensemble of musicians). This participle+noun construction follows standard English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Marching band comes from old army groups where a band of musicians would march together while they played to keep step and lead soldiers in parade. That's why marching band means 'a group of musicians who march in parades or at sporting events'.