Horse Guards

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noun (used with a plural verb)

a body of cavalry serving as a guard.

a cavalry brigade from the household troops of the British monarch.

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Origin of Horse Guards

First recorded in 1635–45

Words nearby Horse Guards

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How to use Horse Guards in a sentence

Such statements are rare, as the Guards routinely avoid going public with news about the demise of one of their commanders.
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I mean, the reality of it was, I had to go out and get on a horse, and ride in, shoot the gun — how hard was that, right?
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A dozen Revolutionary Guards were caught deep inside Pakistan, tracking Rigi.
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An attack last year that killed 16 Iranian soldiers was publicized as a “response to crimes of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria.”
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The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.
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At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.
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But you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.
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It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.
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Four years ago Hetton's horse had been first favourite, but it was ignominiously beaten.
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As the window dropped, Ripperda saw the wounded postilion fall on the neck of his horse.
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British Dictionary definitions for Horse Guards

Horse Guards

pl n

the cavalry regiment that, together with the Life Guards, comprises the cavalry part of the British sovereign's Household Brigade

their headquarters in Whitehall, London: also the headquarters of the British Army

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