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guard of honor

American  

noun

  1. a guard specially designated for welcoming or escorting distinguished guests or for accompanying a casket in a military funeral.


Etymology

Origin of guard of honor

First recorded in 1915–20

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They formed a guard of honor to welcome Vysochanska, who won two gold medals at the 2020 European Championships and competed at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2024

The parliament had planned to greet him with a red carpet and a ceremonial guard of honor.

From Washington Times Sep. 6, 2023

From the air base, the coffin will be driven to Buckingham Palace, where a guard of honor will receive it.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2022

It passed a guard of honor formed by dozens of tractors lined up in adjacent fields by farmers.

From Reuters Sep. 12, 2022

Harry went down to breakfast the next morning with the rest of the boys in his dormitory, all of whom seemed to think the Firebolt deserved a sort of guard of honor.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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