Meanings
plural guards of honour · alternative UK honour guard · alternative US honor guard
- A group of people (especially military), arranged in one or more rows, at a ceremony to honour, or a visit by, an important person.
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With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.
2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph - cookingTwo frenched racks of lamb placed together with the ribs interlinked.
Translations
Chinese 儀仗隊 /仪仗队, 儀隊 /仪队
- 儀仗隊 /仪仗队 (yízhàngduì)group of people arranged in one or more rows
- 儀隊 /仪队group of people arranged in one or more rows
Dutch erehaag
- erehaaggroup of people arranged in one or more rows
Finnish kunniavartio, kunniavartiosto
- kunniavartiogroup of people arranged in one or more rows
- kunniavartiostogroup of people arranged in one or more rows
French haie d'honneur
- haie d'honneurgroup of people arranged in one or more rows
Indonesian pasukan kehormatan
- pasukan kehormatangroup of people arranged in one or more rows
Malay kawalan kehormatan
- kawalan kehormatangroup of people arranged in one or more rows
Polish warta honorowa
- warta honorowagroup of people arranged in one or more rows
Cite this entry
guard of honour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20of%20honour
“guard of honour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20of%20honour. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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