home guard


noun
  1. a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.

Origin of home guard

1
First recorded in 1735–45

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British Dictionary definitions for Home Guard

Home Guard

noun
  1. a volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II

  2. (in various countries) a civil defence and reserve militia organization

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