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Noun: guard of honor
Usage: US (elsewhere: guard of honour)
  1. An escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
    "The guard of honor stood at attention as the foreign dignitary arrived";
    - honor guard [US], honour guard [Brit, Cdn], guard of honour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: guards of honor

Type of: escort

Encyclopedia: Guard of honor