en garde
[ahn gahrd; French ahn gard]
- (used as the call to the fencers by the director of a match to assume the prescribed position preparatory to action.)
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Origin of en garde
< French: on guard
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en garde
- on guard; a call to a fencer to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack or bout
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- (of a fencer) in such a stance
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