home guard
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An armed citizen defence force supporting the British Army during the Second World War, in particular, defence against any invasion by enemy forces.
noun
A member of this defence force.
Example Sentences
- "Later in the year the title of Local Defence Volunteer was changed to the more appropriate one of Home Guard."
- "Some 100,000 railwaymen have been released to join the fighting forces, 90,000 are training as Home Guards in addition to their railway work, 170,000 members of the railway staffs have been fully trained in A.R.P. duties, and 100,000 railwaywomen are now employed."