honor guard

noun

: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (such as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)

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The honor guard fired three volleys into the sky, and assembled mourners sang the Ukrainian national anthem. Yurii Shyvala, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 Officials from National Transportation Safety Board and an honor guard of first responders in dress uniform are also present on the tarmac. NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025 An honor guard loaded the caisson, a ceremonial wagon designed a century ago to ferry artillery to the battlefront and the wounded and dead to the rear, with an empty coffin. Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 The next stage involves ceremonies in Washington, which may involve Armed Forces honor guards, elite military bands and other service academies, National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve units, according to the Pentagon. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for honor guard

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honor guard was in 1925

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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20guard. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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honor guard

noun
: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty

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