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单词 foot guards
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Definition of foot guards in English:

foot guards

noun
  • 1Infantrymen with a specific guarding role.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Comprised of all the different regiments of foot guards, its soldiers were tall, smart and well disciplined.
    • The foot guards now opened fire with live ammunition.
    • ‘We the undersigned urge the queen to call on the Ministry of Defence to cease the use of real fur on the uniforms for regiment of foot guards,’ it said.
    • When they visited bombed areas they were booed, and regiments of foot guards had to be deployed in London's east end to keep order.
    Synonyms
    infantrymen, foot soldiers
    1. 1.1 (in the British army) the regiments of the Brigade of Guards: the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, and Welsh Guards.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is believed that other infantry units such as the Foot Guards and the Parachute Regiment could also face cuts.
      • Caroline's father Isaac was an oboist in the Hanovarian Foot Guards and rose to become the bandmaster.
      • The Grenadier Guards were formed in 1656 as The First Regiment of Foot Guards.
      • British troops from the RAF, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, Royal Marines Band and Royal Marines, Royal Navy and Foot Guards Bands will follow.
      • Subsequently the other regiments of British Foot Guards also adopted the bearskin cap.
 
 
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