Guards

/ ɡɑːdz /

plural noun

1. 1. (esp in European armies) any of various regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and, formerly, the protection of the head of state

      the Life Guards

      the Grenadier Guards

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Guards regiment

Example Sentences

“We had a couple of practices and he was special. There’s not too many point guards who are elite passers. I grew up admiring Jason Kidd, Jacque Vaughn. And now he was on the same team as Lonzo.”

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HASAKAH, Syria—In a wing of the notorious Al Sina prison in northeastern Syria, where some of the world’s most dangerous inmates are held, guards wearing balaclavas stood along a corridor lined with cells.

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Guards are also prohibited from speaking to them about current events.

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Training for the Kurdish guards at the facilities is inconsistent because they are pulled away often to deal with instability elsewhere, the inspector general reported.

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He was one of the greatest of basketball’s floor-general point guards.

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Related Words

• cover 
• defend 
• escort 
• keep 
• look after 
• observe 
• oversee 
• patrol 
• preserve 
• safeguard 
• secure 
• shield 
• supervise