Meanings
nounmarching band (plural marching bands)
plural marching bands
- A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement, usually some type of marching, with their musical performance.
No, republicans did not celebrate; they took their placards and their yellow T-shirts to Trafalgar Square, where their voices could (almost) be heard against a backdrop of marching bands and pealing bells.
2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 遊行樂隊 /游行乐队, 軍樂隊 /军乐队
- 遊行樂隊 /游行乐队 (yóuxíng yuèduì)group of instrumental musicians
- 軍樂隊 /军乐队 (jūnyuèduì)group of instrumental musicians
Dutch dweilorkest, blaaskapel
- dweilorkestgroup of instrumental musicians
- blaaskapelgroup of instrumental musicians
- muziekkorpsgroup of instrumental musicians
Finnish soittokunta
- soittokuntagroup of instrumental musicians
French fanfare
- fanfaregroup of instrumental musicians
Malay pancaragam
- pancaragamgroup of instrumental musicians
Turkish bando, mızıka
- bandogroup of instrumental musicians
- mızıkagroup of instrumental musicians
Cite this entry
APA
marching band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marching%20band
MLA
“marching band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marching%20band. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marching band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marching%20band.
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