crossing guard
noun
Definition of crossing guard
: a person whose job is to help people (such as schoolchildren) go across busy streets safely
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Word by Word Definitions
crossingplay
: the act or action of crossing: such as
: a traversing or traveling across
: an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner
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guardplay
: one assigned to protect or oversee another: such as
: a person or a body of persons on sentinel duty
: troops attached to the person of the sovereign
: to protect an edge of with an ornamental border
: to protect from danger especially by watchful attention : make secure
: to stand at the entrance of as if on guard or as a barrier
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