troop the colour

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.

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Meanings

verbtroop the colour (third-person singular simple present troops the colour, present participle trooping the colour, simple past and past participle trooped the colour)

present singular third person troops the colour · participle present trooping the colour · participle past trooped the colour · past trooped the colour · alternative US troop the color · alternative troop the colours

  1. CommonwealthgovernmentTo 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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troop the colour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troop%20the%20colour

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troop the colour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troop%20the%20colour.

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