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A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign.
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pl.
Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.
a.
The first of the chief guards.
n. pl.
A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."
n.
The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
v. t.
To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.
n.
A member, either officer or private, of any military body called Guards.
n.
Care; protection.
n.
One who guards; a guard.
n.
One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
n.
One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry.
n.
A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.
n.
One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
n.
One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
n.
A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard.
n.
An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
v. t.
One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
pl.
of Guardsman
n.
A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.
n.
Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
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