honor guard

noun

: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty (such as to accompany a casket at a military funeral)

Examples of honor guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Camp Pendleton Young Marines will serve as honor guard and the Santa Fe Christian School Band will perform patriotic songs. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023 Following a farewell ceremony that included red carpet and honor guards, Kim was seen boarding his personal armored train, which left Artyom railway station while Russian officials waved, in a video published by Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Sep. 2023 Raisi was welcomed by an honor guard at Kenya’s presidential palace before joining Ruto for a meeting, video posted on social media by Kenya’s presidency showed. Reuters, CNN, 12 July 2023 Norman, who's retiring from his duties as the most lovable visitor on the floor, was greeted with an honor guard of applause, cheers, and bubbles to mark his final march through Sunshine Coast University Hospital in Birtinya, Queensland. Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023 State media photos showed Kim walking past honor guards and waving from his green-and-yellow train. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023 According to a Facebook post from her family, her remains were returned to her native Utah on Aug. 18 and were met with an Army honor guard. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023 Hundreds of officers decorated in black and honor guard uniforms sat shoulder-to-shoulder and bowed their heads Thursday morning as Louisville Metro Police Chaplain Teresa O'Bannon delivered a Christian prayer to the crowd at Rob Oliver's funeral. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2023 Jerry White, an Air Force veteran who now works in airport security, assists Dunn with arranging the honor guards at the transfers. Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honor guard was in 1925

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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20guard. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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honor guard

noun
: a guard assigned to a ceremonial duty

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