guards (n. pl.) A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."
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guards In the British service constitute in time of peace the
garrison of London, and the guard of the sovereign at Windsor. The
Guards compose what is called the Household Brigade, and include in
cavalry the 1st and 2d Life Guards, and the Royal Horse Guards; and in
infantry the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstream Guards, and the Scots
Fusilier Guards. The officers of the regiments of Foot Guards hold
higher army rank than that they bear regimentally,--that is, ensigns
rank with lieutenants of other regiments, lieutenants with captains, and
so on.
guards Are police guards, guards of property, etc., who are
liable to come in contact with the enemy.
Part of speech
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guards, verb, present, 3rd person singular of guard (infinitive).
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