Dou"ble-quick`, a. (Mil.)
Definition: Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.
Dou"ble-quick`, n.
Definition: Double-quick time, step, or march.
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.
Dou"ble-quick`, v. i. & t. (Mil.)
Definition: To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
