line of march

• Itinéraire prévu ou direction du mouvement, notamment pour une unité militaire ou un cortège ; également utilisé au sens figuré pour décrire une ligne de conduite ou une stratégie.

A planned route or direction of movement, especially for a military unit or procession; also used figuratively to describe a course of action or strategy.

1. Military routeC1formal

   The planned route or direction taken by a military unit during a march.

   itinéraire de marche

   • The general ordered the troops to follow the line of march.
   • The line of march was carefully mapped to avoid enemy territory.
   • They deviated from the line of march due to heavy rain.

2. Course of actionC2formal

   A planned or established sequence of actions or events.

   ligne de conduite

   • The company's line of march was set for the next quarter.
   • The committee agreed on a clear line of march for the project.
   • We need to define our line of march before we start.