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A person whose responsibility was to defend a particular building during an air raid, ensure the blackout was complete, and assist civilians to an air-raid shelter.
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(obsolete) An ensign; a standard-bearer.
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The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
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(obsolete) A warden or guard for a bridge.
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(education) A bench in a school playground where children who are lonely or suffering bullying etc. can go to find friends.
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Alternative form of castle-guard [The guard or defence of a castle.]
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(rare) Alternative spelling of chin guard [A protective guard for a person's chin.]
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A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.
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Obsolete form of guard. [To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.]
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Alternative form of gate guard [A decommissioned aircraft, artillery piece, or tank, displayed near the entrance to an airport or military base.]
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(uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
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Pronunciation spelling of guardian. [Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.]
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A person who guards; a guard.
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A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.
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A prison guard charged with checking on the prisoner by looking through the hatch.
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One who keeps (retains) something.
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(uncommon) A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.
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A warden of the marches; a marcher.
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(historical) the seat or bench at a Germanic feast
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(US, slang) Montgomery Ward, an American retail enterprise.
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(obsolete) Protection; guardianship.
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(military) A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.
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Obsolete form of patrol. [(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.]
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A member of a military force charged with peacekeeping duties in a troublespot.
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(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.
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Alternative form of prison guard [(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.]
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A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country.
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(obsolete) The monitor lizard.
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Obsolete spelling of safeguard [Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.]
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A person who is employed to provide security for people or property.
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Synonym of security guard
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(Britain, Hong Kong) A civilian employed by the police to regulate traffic and issue parking tickets.
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(UK dialectal) Command; control; possession.
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(obsolete) A guard or watchman; now replaced by warden.
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(archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.
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(archaic) A truncheon or staff carried by a king or commander, used to signal commands.
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(historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward, especially in the City of London.
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Alternative form of warden (“variety of pear”) [(archaic or literary) A guard or watchman.]
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A man who keeps ward; a guard.
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(obsolete) To protect or guard (especially oneself); to be on guard, be wary.
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(law) The charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace.
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A ceremonial guard of the Tower of London.
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