- honor guard
- noun Date: 1925 a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)
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honor guard
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honor guard — n. a ceremonial guard assigned to escort a distinguished person or to accompany a casket at a funeral: also guard of honor * * * … Universalium
honor guard — n. a ceremonial guard assigned to escort a distinguished person or to accompany a casket at a funeral: also guard of honor … English World dictionary
honor guard — guard of honor, guard assigned to ceremonial duty … English contemporary dictionary
honor guard — honor ,guard noun count a group of soldiers who stand or march together at an important official occasion … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Honor guard — An honor guard, or ceremonial guard, is a ceremonial escort, often military in nature, usually composed of volunteers who are carefully screened for their ability and physical dexterity. Only those persons who are highly motivated and maintain… … Wikipedia
honor guard — N SING An honor guard is a group of troops who formally greet or accompany someone special such as a visiting head of state. [AM] (in BRIT, use guard of honour) … English dictionary
Honor Guard (comics) — Superherobox| caption=The cover to Astro City: Life in the Big City Art by Alex Ross comic color=background:#c0c0c0 character name= Honor Guard real name= publisher= Wildstorm (current) debut= Astro City #1 (1995) creators= Kurt Busiek Brent… … Wikipedia
honor guard — hon′or guard n. mil guard of honor • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
honor guard — noun an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral • Syn: ↑guard of honor • Hypernyms: ↑escort * * * noun, pl ⋯ guards [count] chiefly US : a person or group that is the guard at a formal or ceremonial event (such as … Useful english dictionary
honor guard. — See guard of honor. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
honor guard. — See guard of honor. [1920 25] … Useful english dictionary
