as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling each army command unit flew a different color guidon, though they were all the same shape

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Recent Examples of guidon The next night, Ahmed's toes were crushed with a guidon. Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017

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“Guidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidon. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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