guard of honour
1guard of honour — see under ↑honour • • • Main Entry: ↑guard guard of honour A body of soldiers serving as a ceremonial escort • • • Main Entry: ↑honour * * * guard of honour UK US noun [countable] [ …
2guard of honour — noun count BRITISH an HONOR GUARD …
3guard of honour — ► guard of honour a group of soldiers ceremonially welcoming an important visitor. Main Entry: ↑guard …
4Guard of honour — A ceremonial guard of honour is a military practice to honour the fallen in war, or to honor visiting foreign dignitaries. A guard of honour can is also a ceremony for public figures who have died. It is also a practice in sport.In football… …
5guard of honour — guards of honour N COUNT A guard of honour is an official parade of troops, usually to celebrate or honour a special occasion, such as the visit of a head of state. [BRIT] (in AM, use honor guard) …
6guard of honour — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms guard of honour : singular guard of honour plural guards of honour British a group of soldiers who stand or march together at an important official occasion …
7guard of honour — noun 1. a group of soldiers who line the path of and present arms as a sign of respect to a person being honoured as they pass. 2. any group of selected people who perform a similar ceremonial function. Also, guard of honor, honour guard, honor… …
8guard of honour — a group of soldiers ceremonially welcoming an important visitor. → guard …
9guard — ► VERB 1) watch over in order to protect or control. 2) (guard against) take precautions against. ► NOUN 1) a person, especially a soldier, who guards or keeps watch. 2) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a body of soldiers guarding a place or person. 3) …
10High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse — The High Constables of Holyroodhouse are a small corps of ceremonial guards at the Sovereign s official residence in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. Dating from the early sixteenth century, they now parade whenever the Sovereign, or the Lord… …
