(armed guard)
1armed guard — noun : a naval detachment aboard a merchant ship in wartime …
2United States Navy Armed Guard — Insignia of the United States Armed Guard. United States Navy Armed Guard units were established during World War I in an attempt to provide defensive firepower to merchant ships in convoy or merchant ships traveling alone. This was done because… …
3armed — W3S3 [a:md US a:rmd] adj 1.) carrying weapons, especially a gun ≠ ↑unarmed armed police ▪ The Minister was kidnapped by armed men on his way to the airport. ▪ The prisoners were kept under armed guard . armed with ▪ The suspect is armed with a… …
4guard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who guards sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, uniformed ▪ The building is protected by armed guards. ▪ border, gate (AmE), prison, securit …
5guard — guard1 [ gard ] noun *** ▸ 1 someone who protects someone/something ▸ 2 unit of soldiers/police ▸ 3 cover for protection ▸ 4 in basketball/football ▸ 5 on train ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count someone whose job is to protect a place or person so that no… …
6guard — I UK [ɡɑː(r)d] / US [ɡɑrd] noun Word forms guard : singular guard plural guards *** 1) a) [countable] someone whose job is to look after a place or person so that no one causes damage, steals anything, or escapes a prison guard uniformed border… …
7guard — [[t]gɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ guards, guarding, guarded 1) VERB If you guard a place, person, or object, you stand near them in order to watch and protect them. [V n] Gunmen guarded homes near the cemetery with shotguns... [V ed] The public was kept out… …
8guard — 1 noun 1 PERSON (C) a) someone whose job is to guard a place, person, or object in order to protect them from attack or from thieves: The guards stopped us at the gate. see also: security guard b) someone whose job is to guard prisoners and… …
9guard — Synonyms and related words: Coldstream Guards, Foot Guards, Grenadier Guards, Life Guards, Scots Guards, accompany, advance guard, advocate, aegis, amateur athlete, apologist, archer, arm, arm guard, armament, armed guard, armor, arrest, athlete …
10armed — adjective 1 carrying weapons, especially a gun: The hostages were kept under armed guard. (+ with): The suspect is armed with a shotgun. | heavily armed (=with a lot of weapons): a heavily armed battleship | armed robbery (=using guns) | armed… …
