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PRONUNCIATION OF HONOR GUARD

honor guard  [ˈɒnə ɡɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONOR GUARD

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Honor guard 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 HONOR GUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

honor guard

Honor guard

An honor guard, or ceremonial guard, is a ceremonial unit, usually military in nature and composed of volunteers who are carefully screened for their physical ability and dexterity. Only those persons who are highly motivated and maintain exceptionally high standards of appearance and conduct and show aptitude for ceremonial duty are likely to be considered. A primary role for honor guards in the United States and some other countries is to provide funeral honors for fallen comrades and to guard national monuments. An honor guard may also serve as the "guardians of the colors" by displaying and escorting the national flag on ceremonial occasions at official state functions. Finally, honor guards usually provide detachments for review by visiting heads of state. Honor guards also serve in the civilian world for fallen police officers and other civil servants. Persons serving in this capacity may or may not be designated, meaning they may not be assigned to serve each and every time there is a funeral in their jurisdiction. In the U.S.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HONOR GUARD


Asgard
ˈæsɡɑːd
avant-garde
ˌævɒŋˈɡɑːd
belgard
ˈbɛlˌɡɑːd
bodyguard
ˈbɒdɪˌɡɑːd
Bogarde
ˈbəʊɡɑːd
coastguard
ˈkəʊstˌɡɑːd
disregard
ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd
fireguard
ˈfaɪəˌɡɑːd
guard
ɡɑːd
Kierkegaard
ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd
lifeguard
ˈlaɪfˌɡɑːd
Midgard
ˈmɪdɡɑːd
mudguard
ˈmʌdˌɡɑːd
off-guard
ˌɒfˈɡɑːd
rearguard
ˈrɪəˌɡɑːd
regard
rɪˈɡɑːd
safeguard
ˈseɪfˌɡɑːd
vanguard
ˈvænˌɡɑːd
watchguard
ˈwɒtʃˌɡɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONOR GUARD

honor
honor roll
honor society
honor system
honorability
honorable
honorableness
honorand
honoraria
honorarily
honorarium
honorary
Honorary Secretary
honorer
honorific
honorifical
honorifically
honoris causa
honorless
honors

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONOR GUARD

advance guard
armed guard
crossing guard
dog guard
face guard
headguard
Jacquard
off one´s guard
officer of the guard
old guard
on one´s guard
personal bodyguard
point guard
prison guard
security guard
shin guard
shinguard
shooting guard
stand guard
trigger guard
unguard

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

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Translation of «honor guard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HONOR GUARD

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

Translator English - Chinese

仪仗队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guardia de honor
570 millions of speakers

English

honor guard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सम्मान की रक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرس الشرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почетный караул
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda de honra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garde d´honneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehormatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehrengarde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

儀仗兵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의장대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

opah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo vệ danh dự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரியாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सन्मान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Onur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardia d´onore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

straży honoru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

почесна варта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

garda de onoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιμητική φρουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eer wag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hedersvakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ære vakt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of honor guard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONOR GUARD»

The term «honor guard» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.702 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONOR GUARD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONOR GUARD»

Discover the use of honor guard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honor guard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maximum PC
Klingon Honor Guard This game is without honor Those Andorians are in a world of hurt, as is Microprose's frightfully bad Klingon Honor Guard. PLUSES Uses the Unreal MINUSES Boring levels Blocky graphics for weapons Cheesy ...
2
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Honor Guard The primary purpose of the Marion County Sheriff's Department Honor Guard is to provide military style funeral honors to active or retired sworn officers of the Marion County Sheriff's Department who are killed in the line of duty or ...
Philip A. St. John, 2002
3
New Mexico State Police, 1933-2000
The New Mexico State Police decided an Honor Guard was needed to provide a service during funerals of commissioned officers, retired officers, elected officials, visiting dignitaries, or during occasions deemed appropriate by the Chief of the ...
‎2000
4
Aim High
friend Jeff told me about the tryouts for the president's honor guard. "I was wondering," he said, "if you'd go with me to the tryouts. Just come with me for moral support. I don't expect you to try out." Wow! Everyone at the police academy knew ...
Kay D Rizzo, Terry Johnson, 2005
5
A Living Treasure: Seasonal Photographs of Arlington ...
With only sixty-six members, the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard is the smallest of the service honor guards at Arlington National Cemetery. Because of their small size, every member of the Honor Guard must know and be ...
Robert C. Knudsen, 2008
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Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 15, September 22, 1998 to ...
honor guard detail (or ensure that an honor guard detail is provided) for the funeral of any veteran that occurs after December 31, 1999. "(b) Composition of Honor Guard Details. — The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that ...
‎2004
7
Congressional Record Vol. 144-Part 7: Proceedings and ...
Honor guard details at funerals of veterans "(a) Availability— The Secretary of a military department shall, upon request, provide an honor guard detail (or ensure that an honor guard detail is provided) for the funeral of any veteran.
8
82nd Airborne Division
Realizing that many very important people would want to visit Berlin, the 82nd created an Honor Guard Co. composed of some of the most decorated troopers in the division. All of the members selected were over six feet tall and wore white  ...
Steven J. Mrozek, 2000
9
The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies
In a dispatch dated 14 December 1850, the secretary of state gave regulations to a Palatine honor guard in which the old Palatine Guard and the urban militia were combined. The new corps was not disbanded until 1870. It included two ...
Philippe Levillain, 2002
10
American Soldier at 13 Yrs Old WWII
Some of the others in the platoon also got black eyes when the rifle came twirling around and their heads got in the way. It only takes one black eye before an honor guard soldier learns how to handle the rifle. I can just say they had us trained ...
James R. Clark, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONOR GUARD»

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Minnesota group marches for two missing soldiers - Tri-County News
Our local POW-MIA Honor Guard is a small corps of dedicated men based out of the Wat-Kim-Valley V.F.W. Post #5460 in Watkins. They march ... «Kimball Tri County News, Jul 15»
2
The Texas Century | | Observer
A South Carolina state police honor guard lowers the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds on July 10, 2015 in Columbia, South ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
3
Letter: Veterans needed for honor guard
To all veterans, especially retired or semi-retired veterans, if you are able to assist with the honor guard for military funerals held during the ... «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
S.C. police honor guard removes Confederate flag
A multiracial honor guard of South Carolina troopers wearing dress-gray uniforms and white gloves carefully folded and rolled it up. The flag ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
Honor Guard central to Confederate flag ceremony
The three members of the South Carolina Highway Patrol Honor Guard who lowered, folded and furled the Confederate battle flag in a quick ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
6
Augusta Police Honor Guard team going to Fenway Park
That moment finally will come Friday when the Augusta Police Honor Guard presents the colors at Fenway Park before the first pitch of a crucial ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
7
Historic Responsibility: S.C. Honor Guard tasked with taking down flag
That duty fell on the shoulders of seven members of the South Carolina Highway Patrol's Honor Guard, a select crew of highly-trained troopers ... «ABC NEWS 4, Jul 15»
8
'We're all gray,' says Honor Guard who removed Confederate flag
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Highway Patrol honor guard that took down the Confederate flag before a crowd of nearly 10,000 on the South ... «WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC, Jul 15»
9
'USA! USA! USA!': Confederate Flag Comes Down From South …
A crowd cheers as a South Carolina state police honor guard lowers the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, July 10, 2015 in ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
10
FBI says accused Charleston shooter should not have been able to …
An honor guard on Friday removes the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds in Columbia, S.C., ending its 54-year presence there. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

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