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guard of honour en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A group of people (especially military), arranged in one or more rows, at a ceremony to honour, or a visit by, an important person.
    • With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets. 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
  2. Two frenched racks of lamb placed together with the ribs interlinked.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
honour guard UK, alternative lexicographic
honor guard US, alternative lexicographic
guards of honour Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

receiving line

Translations (9)

fi kunniavartio (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · ms kawalan kehormatan (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · fi kunniavartiosto (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · id pasukan kehormatan (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · zh 儀隊 /仪队 (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · zh 儀仗隊 /仪仗队 (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · fr haie d'honneur (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · nl erehaag (group of people arranged in one or more rows) · pl warta honorowa (group of people arranged in one or more rows)