Speakur

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honour guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
hon-our -guard
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a ceremonial assembly of uniformed military personnel performing the duty of escort or exhibition, i.e. accompany a casket during a funeral procession.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

honour guards (plural) honor guard (alternative) guard of honour (alternative)

Questions

What does honour guard mean?
a ceremonial assembly of uniformed military personnel performing the duty of escort or exhibition, i.e. accompany a casket during a funeral procession.

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