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noun
a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
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Origin of home guard
First recorded in 1735–45
Words nearby home guard
home fries, home front, homegirl, home ground, homegrown, home guard, home health aide, home help, home-helper, home in on, home invasion
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British Dictionary definitions for home guard
Home Guard
noun
a volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II
(in various countries) a civil defence and reserve militia organization
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