provost guard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of provost guard
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Dave inquired, after they had passed the British provost guard.
From Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The evening of the seventh day some of the provost guard took us to the railroad depot en route for Columbia.
From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous
The provost guard from the post helps out when necessary.
From Desert Dust by J. Clinton Shepherd
Just before the ceremony, the sergeant had been brought by the provost guard to the colonel's tent and had, in a manly way, expressed his sorrow for his act.
From War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
They had been stalled in the gorge, and a provost guard was hurrying the laggard teamsters.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend
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