Speakur

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troop the colour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
troop the -colour
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.

Inflected Forms

troops the colour (present, singular) trooping the colour (participle, present) trooped the colour (participle, past) trooped the colour (past) troop the color (alternative, US) troop the colours (alternative)

Questions

What does troop the colour mean?
To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.

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