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on guard

on guard adjective: the starting position of a fencing bout.

Adjective

on guard (comparative more on guard, superlative most on guard)

  1. The starting position of a fencing bout.
    • We fall on guard, and after all it is a friend who comes to meet us.1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque
    Synonyms:
    en garde
  2. Vigilant, alert.
  3. Transmitting on the aircraft emergency frequency.

on guard meaning in Urdu

on guard in Urdu

خبردار

Synonyms of on guard

Antonyms

Forms of on guard

comparativemore on guard
superlativemost on guard
alternative formon-guard

Questions about on guard

What does on guard mean?
On guard means the starting position of a fencing bout.
What is on guard in Urdu?
On guard in Urdu is خبردار. See On guard meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is on guard?
On guard is an adjective.

Words near on guard in the dictionary

  1. on fours
  2. on G
  3. on God
  4. on God's green Earth
  5. on good terms
  6. on guard
  7. on hand
  8. on heat
  9. on high
  10. on hire
  11. On HMS

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