Guard Of Honor (Noun)
Meaning
An escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The visiting head of state was greeted with a guard of honor as she stepped off the plane at the airport.
- A 21-gun salute and a solemn guard of honor led the somber procession to the gravesite.
- When the casket carrying the fallen soldier arrived at his home town, a guard of honor lined up at attention to pay their respects.
- The ceremonial guards formed a guard of honor for the President as he laid a wreath at the war memorial.
- At the military funeral, the guard of honor stood motionless, their rifles at the ready, as the mourners filed past the casket.