Guardsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ɡɑːdz/us/ɡɑːrdz/UKused in the name of several important regiments (= units) in an army:
the Grenadier Guards
a Guards officer
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- artillery
- bomb squad
- command
- commissariat
- corps
- division
- divisional
- general staff
- guard of honour
- infantry
- military policeman
- regiment
- reinforcement
- reserve
- squad
- ta
- task force
- the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- the military police
- the Territorial Army
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