troop the colours

A form of troop the colour — 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 colours (third-person singular simple present troops the colours, present participle trooping the colours, simple past and past participle trooped the colours)

present singular third person troops the colours · participle present trooping the colours · participle past trooped the colours · past trooped the colours

  1. alternativeAlternative form of troop the colour.
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