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Horse Guards
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- a body of cavalry serving as a guard.
- a cavalry brigade from the household troops of the British monarch.
Horse Guards
plural noun
- the cavalry regiment that, together with the Life Guards, comprises the cavalry part of the British sovereign's Household Brigade
- their headquarters in Whitehall, London: also the headquarters of the British Army
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Horse Guards1
First recorded in 1635–45
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Example Sentences
They have a living faith in the potency of the Horse-Guards, and in the maxim that "Safe bind is sure find."
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A battalion of the English Horse Guards was drawn up on the meadows at the side of the avenue.
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Presently the smokes of the cook fires arose, and in the gray light we could see the horse-guards bringing in the mounts.
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A barn occupied by men of the Horse Guards Blue was ingeniously rigged up by its temporary tenants.
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They had turned down Whitehall, and passed the big cuirassiers upon their black chargers at the gate of the Horse Guards.
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