march-past

[ mahrch-past, -pahst ]

/ ˈmɑrtʃˌpæst, -ˌpɑst /

a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.

Origin of march-past

First recorded in 1875–80; noun use of verb phrase march past

Their consorts with their suite watched the march-past from landaus.

Majesty |Louis Couperus
The footpaths were lined pretty thickly with loungers who had stood to watch the march-past of a regiment of Zeibecks.

The Making Of A Novelist |David Christie Murray
I have been here several days, watching them come and go; it is like the march-past of an army.

Italian Hours |Henry James
The march-past after a victory is a thing to drive the heart mad with jubilation; but this one was a thing to break it.

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc |Mark Twain

Then came a picture of the main square of Louvain, with a group of generals waiting for the march-past and the salute.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 |Various