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guide left

American  

noun

Military.
  1. a command to a marching formation to align itself with a guide marching at the left side of the formation.


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And the seven-minute cooking time prescribed by our guide left the thick, rubbery strands uncooked in the center.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2023

Mao, says the guide, left Yanan on March 19, 1947, maneuvering to lure Chiang Kai-shek after him while he closed in on Chiang's rear.

From Time Magazine Archive

After about an hour, my guide left, indicating that he would return later.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The company, though with the gravest misgivings, was called upon to deploy as skirmishers, guide left.

From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane

As my guide left me on the threshold of the hall, I was aware that I stood in the presence of the German Emperor.

From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Upward, Allen

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