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  1. main guard: Merriam-Webster
  2. Main Guard (Clonmel), Main Guard (Gibraltar), Main Guard (Valletta): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. main guard: Wiktionary

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  1. Main guard: Dictionary of Military Architecture

Definitions from Wiktionary (main guard)

noun:  (military) A body of troops comprising the chief guard units, especially a unit of cavalry on the wing of a camp towards the enemy, or a group of soldiers in a fortress responsible for dealing with disturbers of the peace.
noun:  (fortification) The keep of a castle; a guardhouse or building in a fortress where such a body of troops is lodged.

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