| changing of the guard |
a ceremony in which a guard is replaced by another guard. |
| coast guard |
(capitalized) a U.S. military service that patrols and protects the nation's coasts. |
| color guard |
those who carry and escort a country's flag or several colored flags in a parade or ceremony. |
| crossing guard |
a person who directs traffic and helps children to cross the streets around a school. |
| honor guard |
a guard assigned to attend honorable persons or guests or to walk alongside the casket at a military funeral. |
| National Guard |
a U.S. military reserve force recruited and maintained by each state, but subject to the call of either the state or federal government. |
| off guard |
not ready; careless. |
| old guard |
(sometimes cap.) the most conservative members of a group, political party, or the like, often in positions of authority or influence. |
| on guard |
alert and prepared. |
| provost guard |
a police detail of soldiers under the command of a provost marshal. |
| rear guard |
a small detachment of soldiers who protect the rear of a larger unit, as in a retreat. |
| yeoman of the guard |
a member of the ceremonial guard of one hundred yeomen attending the British royal family. |