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PRONUNCIATION OF GUARD DUTY

guard duty  [ɡɑːd ˈdjuːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUARD DUTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Guard duty 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 GUARD DUTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of guard duty in the English dictionary

The definition of guard duty in the dictionary is the work of guarding a place or person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUARD DUTY


agouti
əˈɡuːtɪ
aguti
əˈɡuːtɪ
autocutie
ˈɔːtəʊˌkjuːtɪ
beauty
ˈbjuːtɪ
bootie
ˈbuːtɪ
booty
ˈbuːtɪ
cootie
ˈkuːtɪ
cutey
ˈkjuːtɪ
cutie
ˈkjuːtɪ
Djibouti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
duty
ˈdjuːtɪ
fluty
ˈfluːtɪ
fruity
ˈfruːtɪ
hooty
ˈhuːtɪ
Jibuti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
off-duty
ˌɒfˈdjuːtɪ
snooty
ˈsnuːtɪ
tofutti
təʊˈfuːtɪ
tutti-frutti
ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ
zooty
ˈzuːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUARD DUTY

guard
guard band
guard cell
guard dog
guard hair
guard of honour
guard ring
guard´s van
Guardafui
guardage
guardant
guarded
guardedly
guardedness
guardee
guarder
guardhouse
Guardi
guardian
guardian angel

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUARD DUTY

active duty
bounden duty
combat duty
countervailing duty
customs duty
death duty
escort duty
estate duty
export duty
heavy-duty
import duty
in the line of duty
jury duty
legacy duty
off duty
on duty
picket duty
point duty
sentry duty
stamp duty
traffic duty

Synonyms and antonyms of guard duty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «guard duty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUARD DUTY

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

Translator English - Chinese

执勤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guardia
570 millions of speakers

English

guard duty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गार्ड ड्यूटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحراسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

караульной службы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dever de guarda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গার্ড দায়িত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de garde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tugas pengawal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wache
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警備勤務
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보호 의무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njaga tugas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cận vệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பு கடமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गार्ड कर्तव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nöbet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obowiązkiem straży
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вартової служби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gardă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθήκον φρουράς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wagdiens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vakttjänst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vakttjeneste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guard duty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUARD DUTY»

The term «guard duty» is normally little used and occupies the 116.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUARD DUTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «guard duty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «guard duty» 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 guard duty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUARD DUTY»

Discover the use of guard duty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guard duty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Guard Duty
"If you tell, you die.
Sharon Dunn, 2013
2
Guard Duty (Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense) (Texas K-9 ...
"IF YOU TELL, YOU DIE.
Sharon Dunn, 2013
3
Manual of Guard Duty
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Lyman Walter Vere Kennon, 2012
4
State Fencibles: A Few Points on Guard Duty...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Walter Wesley Chew, 2012
5
Chickamauga, Andersonville, Fort Sumter And Guard Duty at ...
In this book the reader sees the Civil War through the eyes of four Union soldiers who, although they were all from south central Pennsylvania, experienced the war in radically different ways. The journals of the fourLt.
Robert P. Broadwater, 2006
6
Manual of Interior Guard Duty, U S Army 1914
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
States War Dept United States War Dept, United States. War Dept. Staff, 2010
7
Call to Duty a Personal Memoir of World War Ii: Edited and ...
On his way to guard duty, he discharged his weapon two or three times “just to clean it”. The sergeant of the guard deemed him unfit for guard duty so sent Cpl. Chomko to find a replacement. All the available men had just come off guard duty  ...
Roger A. Howard, 2010
8
Last Guard Out: A Riveting Account by the Last Guard to ...
2) and dock tower (Tower No.1) a 30.06 was also available - loaded and ready to use A lone man, weapons, a bullhorn, accommodations, a flashlight for the night shifts, and an elevated view were the stark reality of guard duty in the towers.
Jim Albright, 2010
9
Camp and Outpost Duty for Infantry: With Standing Orders, ...
The book was for soldiers and officers, and it should be of great interest to historians and reenactors wishing to know how the Army operated when in the field in hostile territory.
Daniel Butterfield, 2003
10
Tested in the Fire of Hell
I would like to be able to love justice and still love my country. —Albert Camus On June 24, 1967, I wrote, “I dozed off on guard duty and my platoon leader, Lieutenant Morris said he was going to give me an Article 15.” The following day he sat ...
Richard J. Vnuk, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUARD DUTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guard duty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Coast Guard halts search for ship passenger near Seattle
A Coast Guard duty officer, Eric Cookson, said Monday evening that the agency has been unable to locate the missing passenger after a ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Man gets 18 to life for killing of National Guard Specialist
He was not on Guard duty at the time of the deadly shooting, Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka, a spokesman for the Army National Guard in ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
3
After photos, Hizb militants post training video on Facebook
... who ran away with two AK-47 rifles while on guard duty with Altaf Bukhari, a Minister in the Mufti Sayeed-headed PDP-BJP government. «Zee News, Jul 15»
4
Agip Oil Field Explosion Kills Bayelsa Ministry of Environment …
“Twelve persons were burnt beyond recognition, which included a soldier on guard duty,” a police spokesperson said. “Six other bodies were ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
5
WW II veteran recalls life-or-death 'voice' where mortar hits
... down a street at night to an outpost, where he was assigned to guard duty in front of a building where it was so dark that he could barely see. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
6
'The Seven Good Years' collects quirky, touching family stories by …
“It was just before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement,” he recalls, “and [my friend] was supposed to do his first guard duty there, and I ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
7
Another infiltration bid along LoC foiled; Hizb post training video on FB
... who ran away with two AK-47 rifles while on guard duty with Altaf Bukhari, a Minister in the Mufti Sayeed-headed PDP-BJP government. «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Photo: Thinkstock.com
A Coast Guard duty officer, Eric Cookson, said Monday evening that the agency has been unable to locate the missing passenger after a ... «Castanet.net, Jul 15»
9
Boko Haram - Four Suicide Tricycle Bombers Kill Selves in Maiduguri
"Twelve persons were burnt beyond recognition, which included a soldier on guard duty amongst others. "Four persons were rescued alive and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Flash flood hits army camp in Poonch, at least one injured Jul 13, 1 …
Though soldiers on guard duty blew whistles alerting troops in the camp, one among them was injured. Flash floods, Cloud burst, Army camp, ... «ANINEWS, Jul 15»

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