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Multi-word Results
changing of the guard |
a ceremony in which a guard is replaced by another guard. |
coast guard |
(cap.) a U.S. military service that enforces maritime, customs, and immigration laws, aids vessels in distress, discourages smugglers, and defends the nation's coasts. [2 definitions] |
color guard |
those who carry and escort a country's flag or several colored flags in a parade or ceremony. |
crossing guard |
a school official, police officer, or volunteer 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 |
unprepared. |
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. |
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