English Explanatory Dictionary

color guard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A uniformed group, especially of soldiers, police officers, Scouts, or school representatives, who present their institution's flag (and sometimes other flags) on ceremonial occasions.

Word forms

color guard color guards colour guard colorguard color-guard

Etymology

From color (“flag”) + guard.

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