Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
(of a marching cadence) very quick;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, n.
Double-quick time, step, or march.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, v. i. & t. (Mil.)
To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
double-quick
adj 1: (of a marching cadence) very quick