military honours
Britishplural noun
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President Lai Ching-te officially welcomed Pena on Friday with military honours, including cannon salutes and red carpet, ahead of a sit-down meeting.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Merz leaves Berlin Tuesday and is scheduled to be welcomed with military honours on Wednesday in Beijing by Prime Minister Li Qiang before later meeting Xi for talks and a dinner, Hille said.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
The group's al-Manar television has broadcast daily funerals of fallen fighters being buried with military honours, their coffins covered in the group's yellow and green flag.
From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023
A Scottish World War One soldier is being buried with full military honours more than 100 years after he died.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023
Funeral or military honours are paid to a dead officer or soldier.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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