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honor guard

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noun

guard of honor.

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Nearby words

honor, honor bound, honor bright, honor camp, honor card, honor guard, honor killing, honor point, honor roll, honor society, honor system

Origin of honor guard

First recorded in 1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for honor guard

  • They watched the delegation back out, with the honor-guard following.

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