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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTGUARDS

footguards  [ˈfʊtˌɡɑːdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTGUARDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footguards is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTGUARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of footguards in the English dictionary

The definition of footguards in the dictionary is foot soldiers with ceremonial duties.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTGUARDS


Ards
ɑːdz
beads
biːdz
boards
bɔːdz
cards
kɑːdz
charades
ʃəˈrɑːdz
disregards
ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːdz
Guards
ɡɑːdz
hards
hɑːdz
keyboards
ˈkiːbɔːdz
Leeds
liːdz
leotards
ˈliːəˌtɑːdz
Lords
lɔːdz
needs
niːdz
proceeds
ˈprəʊsiːdz
records
ˈrɛkɔːdz
regards
rɪˈɡɑːdz
rewards
rɪˈwɔːdz
thirds
θɜːdz
towards
təˈwɔːdz
words
wɜːdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTGUARDS

footbath
footboard
footboy
footbreadth
footbridge
footcloth
footdragger
footer
footfall
footgear
foothill
foothold
footie
footing
footings
footle
footler
footless
footlessly
footlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTGUARDS

afterwards
as regards
backwards
billiards
downwards
Edwards
forwards
hazards
Horse Guards
house of cards
Life Guards
on the cards
onwards
outwards
Red Guards
Richards
Scots Guards
standards
the boards
upwards

Synonyms and antonyms of footguards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «footguards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTGUARDS

Find out the translation of footguards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footguards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footguards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

护足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Guardapiés
570 millions of speakers

English

footguards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

footguards
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

footguards
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гвардейская пехота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Guarda-pés
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

footguards
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Protège-tibias
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fersenschützer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

footguards
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발등 덮개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Footguards
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

footguards
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

footguards
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फूटगार्डस्
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

footguards
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardie a piedi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

footguards
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гвардійська піхота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

footguards
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

footguards
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

footguards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

footguards
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

footguards
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of footguards

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTGUARDS»

The term «footguards» is normally little used and occupies the 123.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTGUARDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «footguards» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «footguards» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footguards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTGUARDS»

Discover the use of footguards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footguards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior ...
officers, the Footguards, as they would be known, voted to have Arnold serve as their captain. Given his personal wealth, his reputation as an firm advocate of American liberties, and his high standing among New Haven's working people, ...
James Kirby Martin, 2000
2
Wellington's Army in the Peninsula 1809-14
T.W. Fermor of 3rd Footguards. Blantyre's Brigade: Stopford had briefly resumed command before I February, but was absent again by 8 April. On 7 May Maj. Gen. William Wheatley was appointed in his place but died of typhus at Escorial on I ...
Stuart Reid, 2013
3
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of ...
... 38-9 (vi) regiments (generally) arming, 158, 188 disbandment, 1168n embarkation, 44, 231, 1245 raising, 79, 583-4, 1371, 1477 strengths, 79, 266B ( vii) regiments (particular): footguards 1st regiment of footguards (Grenadiers), 1837, 1843, ...
Great Britain. Public Record Office, A. Rumble, Robert Pentland Mahaffy, 2006
4
Cumberland's Culloden Army 1745-46
Each of them, with the exception of the Footguards and the 1st (Royal) Regiment, was organized as a single battalion, which normally comprised ten companies including one of grenadiers. The Royals had two battalions, but as they rarely if ...
Stuart Reid, 2012
5
The Fate of the Jacobite Grenadiers: The third of three ...
Gaps had opened up between the companies in the third column: the heavily equipped French and the Irish fusiliers should have been following the Footguards. But they had fallen behind. The cavalry, who had to coax their mounts through ...
Gavin Wood, 2014
6
One of the Boys: Homosexuality in the Military During World ...
While arguing that society requires the repression of disfavoured emotions, LePan nevertheless describes with admiration the fearless soldiers of the Footguards who were “not above eking out their pay with some earnings from male ...
Paul Jackson, 2010
7
Frederick the Great's Allies 1756-63
... Brunswick • British: Footguards and Line • Hanoverian: Footguards and Line • Hessian: Footguards and Line – Militia • Prussian: Fusiliers TECHNICAL TROOPS 24 • Brunswick artillery – British artillery – Buckeburg contingent – Hanoverian ...
Stuart Reid, 2013
8
The Gentleman's Magazine
When four years of age, his the footguards, esq. ; and by that lady, father took him to visit his grandfather, who died in 1814, he had issue six sons who lived at Londesborough in the East and one daughter : 1. Francis Love Beck- Riding, and  ...
9
Journal of the Statistical Society of London
{a ,, 2 ,, West ludia Depots . . . . . . . ,1, ,, 2 ,, FootGuards-........fl,,,3,, Taking the average, it may be estimated that two-tenths per 1000, or 2 out of every 10,000, of the troops die annually from this class of disemes. The admissions amount to 3 per ...
Statistical Society (Great Britain), 1839
10
A Collection of the Parliamentary Debates in England: From ...
Morden, William, Dunwirb Morgan, Thomas, Mnmoutlasht're, Lieutenant of the COunty of Monmouth Munra, Sir Robert, Dingsswall, &Ft. His Brother an indee pendent Company. Murray, Lord John, Pertbshire, Colonel in the FootGuards 500l.
Great Britain. Parliament, 1741

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTGUARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footguards is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thousands Enjoy Fantastic Armed Forces Day National Event In …
This one in scarlet tunics and bearskins is from from the footguards led by their drum major, in “state dress” because of the presence of the ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jun 15»
2
Prince Charles leads the Welsh Guards in rehearsal for Queen's …
... in carriages and those members of the Royal Family who're on parade as Colonels of the regiments of Footguards, ride on horses on parade. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
3
Albion fan Damien strikes lucky as casino buys football chair
Two teams of four players use powerchairs equipped with footguards to attack, defend, and spin-kick a football in a bid to score goals. Brighton ... «The Argus, May 15»
4
England star seeking funds for wheelchair
... football, a form of the sport for people with disabilities where teams of four use powered wheelchairs with footguards to score goals. «Bracknell News, Mar 15»
5
Top powerchair footballer Ed Common seeks help to reach World Cup
... like Ed, a centre - take to a standard sized basketball court, with players using electric wheelchairs fitted with footguards to attack, defend and ... «ChronicleLive, Feb 15»
6
Disabled football team from Bradford given £8000 national grant
Two teams of four players use powerchairs equipped with footguards, also known as strikers, to attack, defend, and spin-kick a 13-inch football ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Nov 14»
7
Lorton: NFL names for London
Whether it be the footguards with the giant beaver-fur caps or the famous Beefeaters at the Tower of London, the London Guards would be a ... «Observer Online, Nov 14»
8
Standing on guard for thee
"[The swagger stick] was pinched by a a member of the Governor Generals footguards in North Africa in 1943 during an inspection by ... «Neepawa Press, Oct 14»
9
Team's £80000 goal to bring powerchair football to Cumbria
Specially designed wheelchairs, called powerchairs, are equipped with footguards to attack, defend, and spin-kick a 13-inch football. The same ... «News & Star, Sep 14»
10
England finish runners-up in Powerchair Championship
The game is played over two equal periods of 20 minutes by teams of four players using powerchairs fitted with footguards to manoeuver the ... «The FA, Jul 14»

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