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home guard

noun

a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
Home Guard

Home Guard

noun

a volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II

home guard

American

noun

a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.

Home Guard British

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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Etymology

Origin of home guard

First recorded in 1735–45

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