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troop the colours

troop the colours is the alternative form of troop the colour.

Meaning of troop the colour

Verb

troop the colour (third-person singular simple present troops the colour, present participle trooping the colour, simple past and past participle trooped the colour)

  1. (Commonwealth) To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.

Forms of troop the colours

third-person singular presenttroops the colours
present participletrooping the colours
past participletrooped the colours
pasttrooped the colours

Questions about troop the colours

What is troop the colours the alternative form of?
Troop the colours is the alternative form of troop the colour.

Words near troop the colours in the dictionary

  1. troop horse
  2. troop horses
  3. troop ship
  4. troop the color
  5. troop the colour
  6. troop the colours
  7. troope
  8. trooped
  9. trooped the color
  10. trooped the colour
  11. trooped the colours

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