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GUARD OF HONOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does guard of honor mean?
• GUARD OF HONOR (noun)
The noun GUARD OF HONOR has 1 sense:
1. an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
Familiarity information: GUARD OF HONOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
guard of honor; honor guard
Hypernyms ("guard of honor" is a kind of...):
escort (an attendant who is employed to accompany someone)
Context examples
Jo behaved herself with exemplary propriety, and when Amy was happily surrounded by her guard of honor, Jo circulated about the Hall, picking up various bits of gossip, which enlightened her upon the subject of the Chester change of base.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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