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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVOST GUARD

provost guard  [prəˈvəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVOST GUARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provost 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 PROVOST GUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of provost guard in the English dictionary

The definition of provost guard in the dictionary is a detachment under command of the provost marshal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVOST GUARD


Antananarivo
ˌæntəˌnænəˈriːvəʊ
arvo
ˈɑːvəʊ
avo
ˈɑːvəʊ
bravo
brɑːˈvəʊ
centavo
sɛnˈtɑːvəʊ
convo
ˈkɒnvəʊ
Corvo
ˈkɔːvəʊ
devo
ˈdiːvəʊ
divo
ˈdiːvəʊ
evo
ˈiːvəʊ
nouveau
ˈnuːvəʊ
nouveaux
ˈnuːvəʊ
octavo
ɒkˈteɪvəʊ
Pavo
ˈpɑːvəʊ
Primitivo
ˌprɪmɪˈtiːvəʊ
Provo
ˈprəʊvəʊ
salvo
ˈsælvəʊ
servo
ˈsɜːvəʊ
vivo
ˈviːvəʊ
voe
vəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVOST GUARD

provocant
provocateur
provocation
provocative
provocatively
provocativeness
provocator
provocatory
provokable
provoke
provokement
provoker
provoking
provokingly
provolone
provost
provost court
provost marshal
provostry
provostship

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVOST GUARD

armed guard
bodyguard
coastguard
crossing guard
dog guard
guard
honor guard
Jacquard
lifeguard
mudguard
off-guard
off one´s guard
officer of the guard
on one´s guard
point guard
rearguard
safeguard
security guard
shin guard
stand guard
vanguard

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «provost guard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVOST GUARD

Find out the translation of provost guard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of provost 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 «provost guard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

教务长卫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guardia preboste
570 millions of speakers

English

provost guard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रोवोस्ट गार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حارس بروفوست
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проректор охранник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda reitor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবর্তক পাহারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garde prévôt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal provost
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Propst Wache
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憲兵ガード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

학장님 가드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengawal provost
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo vệ hiệu trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூதுவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोवोस्ट गार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Provost bekçisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardia prevosto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Provost strażnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проректор охоронець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paza rector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοσμήτορας φρουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Provost wag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Provost vakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Provost vakt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provost guard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOST GUARD»

The term «provost guard» is normally little used and occupies the 146.598 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOST GUARD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVOST GUARD»

Discover the use of provost guard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provost guard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rebel Watchdog: The Confederate States Army Provost Guard
In 'Rebel Watchdog, ' Radley draws from more than four hundred primary sources to detail the workings of the Confederate States Army Provost Guard.
Kenneth Radley, 1997
2
More Damning Than Slaughter: Desertion in the Confederate Army
The entity charged with maintaining order and discipline in the Confederate army would be the provost guard. Legally, the Confederate Articles of War provided everything necessary to establish the Confederate provost. Eventually the ...
Mark A. Weitz, 2005
3
Buff Facings and Gilt Buttons: Staff and Headquarters ...
from the most reliable and efficient, and to remain upon the duty unless relieved from inefficiency or other cause," although some soldiers served temporarily with the provost guard simply because they were sick and could not march with their ...
J. Boone Bartholomees, 1998
4
George Washington's Enforcers: Policing the Continental Army
Ordinary guards also included those details posted to attend generals and certain staff officers. Finally, a provost guard, usually commanded by a captain or subaltern, had the responsibility of general police duty, confinement of prisoners  ...
Harry M. Ward, 2009
5
Congressional Serial Set
Collier, provost guard, Somerset couuty, Maryland, for services and use of horse from October 81, 1862, to March 31, ls63. 5 months and 10 days '. Paid John Robinson, provost guard, Somerset county, Maryland, for services and use of horse ...
‎1865
6
Annual report of the Bureau of Military Record of the State ...
Captain M. J. C. Woodworth, Company G, officer Provost Guard, Fourth District. Captain G. B. Mulks, Company H, officer Provost Guard, Second District. Captain Charles S. Parker, Company I, officer Provost Guard, Fourth District. Captain D. I.  ...
New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics, 1867
7
Guide to Missouri Confederate Units, 1861-1865
Springfield: Ozarks Genealogical Society, 1988. Trans-Mississippi Order and Letter Book, Brigadier-General John S. Marmaduke. Transcribed by Carolyn M. Bartels. Independence: Two Trails, 2000. Edmondson's Provost Guard Commander: ...
James E. McGhee, 2008
8
Military Provost Guard Service
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Barnabas Crist Bal, 2012
9
Terrier: The Legend of Beka Cooper #1
The rest of the Guard is busy investigating the fire opal killer, so it's up to Beka to nab the Shadow Snake.Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy introducing Beka Cooper, a young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular ...
Tamora Pierce, 2007
10
Sherman's Horsemen: Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta ...
The rest of Withers's men, with the possible exception of his provost guard, were unarmed, and his officers worked frantically to equip them with whatever weapons they could find. They succeeded well enough for the city volunteers to ...
David Evans, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVOST GUARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provost guard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wimbledon: Number One Court job for Huntingdon soldier Rowan …
But Rowan, from Huntingdon, has not been combining his role as a corporal guard commander in the Military Provost Guard Service with being a tennis star ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
2
RAF team goes the distance for Nepal quake aid
The members of the Military Provost Guard Service were inspired by Nepalese ex-Gurkhas in their platoon, who have family and friends in the country. «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
3
Ghurka enters bodybuilding competition
Private Gokul Gurung, a valued member of Gosport-based HMS Sultan's military provost guard service, will take on other strongmen in the over 40s section of ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
4
RAF Coningsby volunteers help with Tatershall Castle moat cleaning
Lance Corporal Mark Finlay of the military provost guard service offered a hand as he was looking for a team-building opportunity with a community benefit. «East Lindsey Target, May 15»
5
Former soldier Brian Kingsford-Smith from Newquay denies raping …
Kingsford-Smith, who accepts that he had sex with the girl but said she consented to it, is now a lance corporal in the Military Provost Guard Service at RAF St ... «Cornish Guardian, Jan 15»
6
Mum-to-be thanks Whittington Barracks Army cadets who saved her …
“The camp's military provost guard service detachment also responded with military guard service dog handlers carrying appropriate safety equipment who ... «Birmingham Mail, Dec 14»
7
Gurkha guard of honour for Ramsgate couple's wedding
George, who has been in the British Army for 28 years and is now with the Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), was approached by the Gurkha's to offer an ... «thanetgazette.co.uk, Sep 14»
8
Ex-soldier to play 'murderball' for his country
... at the knee after a serious motorbike accident two years ago at Cheesefoot Head, near Winchester, while serving in the Military Provost Guard Service. His leg ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Sep 14»
9
Female soldiers give views on close combat question
Naomi Borrows, who served in the Army Air Corps and the Military Provost Guard Service while in the Army from 1997-2007, said she was "bewildered" by the ... «BBC News, May 14»
10
Unfit sentries: One-third of UK special army guard soldiers have …
The Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) established in 1997 was originally created as a unit of the regular UK Armed Forces responsible for securing over ... «RT, Apr 14»

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