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guidon

noun

ˈgī-ˌdän

Definition of guidon

as in flag

a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling each army command unit flew a different color guidon, though they were all the same shape

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Recent Examples of guidon Ramona Cadet Zito earned the position of guide for 3rd Platoon and marched in carrying the platoon’s guidon. — Cadet Nadeen Willat, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025

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Many of the details emerged in a rush shortly after the passengers, most of them Israeli, landed back home to cheers and waving flags.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The program also provides money for nonlethal equipment to deter wolves, such as electric fences with bright flags.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Timing wasn’t on their side, as the motion picture group stacked dizzying losses for WBD this year (despite a banner 2025).

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Executives from French media and entertainment group Mediawan Group, whose production banner portfolio includes Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, were among the people on stage getting quizzed about the impact of mega-mergers.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

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