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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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Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
OpenAI therefore leaves individual training rewards unchanged when monitors flag concerning samples.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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The old names, Rebecca Lobo and Ray Allen, Breanna Stewart and Rip Hamilton, Maya Moore and Kemba Walker, to name only a few, hang on banners along the walls.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Others held banners opposing the government’s military spending.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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