guard dog
noun
a large, aggressive dog, as a German shepherd or Doberman pinscher, trained to guard persons or property and often to attack or restrain on command.
guard dogs
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pluralof guard dog.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Samuel said roughly 70% of Hossana's 10,000 dogs were guard dogs which had received rabies jabs.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
After losing his re-election bid last year, he ordered all four guard dogs at the presidential palace in Lilongwe loaded into a police truck and delivered to his private residence, 6 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Cows and sheep should not be allowed to roam over public lands and should be pastured in fenced areas and protected by guard dogs.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
And they were bred to be guard dogs, with a frightening bark to hold intruders in place until someone arrived to check out the potential threat.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2023
They began circling the camp like guard dogs.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
