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guard of honour

guard of honour noun: a group of people (especially military), arranged in one or more rows, at a ceremony to honour, or a visit by, an important person.

Noun

guard of honour (plural guards of honour)

  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...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.

guard of honour meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Malay and Indonesian

guard of honour in Tamil

மரியாதை அணிவகுப்பு

guard of honour in Kannada

ಗೌರವ ರಕ್ಷೆ, ಗೌರವ ದಳ

guard of honour in Malay

group of people arranged in one or more rows
kawalan kehormatan

guard of honour in Indonesian

group of people arranged in one or more rows
pasukan kehormatan

Forms of guard of honour

pluralguards of honour
alternative UKhonour guard
alternative UShonor guard

Questions about guard of honour

What does guard of honour mean?
Guard of honour means a group of people (especially military), arranged in one or more rows, at a ceremony to honour, or a visit by, an important person.
What is guard of honour in Tamil?
Guard of honour in Tamil is மரியாதை அணிவகுப்பு. See Guard of honour meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is guard of honour?
Guard of honour is a noun.
What is the plural of guard of honour?
The plural of guard of honour is guards of honour.

Words near guard of honour in the dictionary

  1. guard lock
  2. guard locks
  3. guard mounting
  4. guard mountings
  5. guard of honor
  6. guard of honour
  7. guard of vambrace
  8. guard one's tongue
  9. guard post
  10. guard posts
  11. guard rail

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