honour guard meaning

• Noun: honour guard
  Usage: Brit, Cdn (=honor guard)
  
  1. An escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
     - honor guard [US], guard of honor [US], guard of honour [Brit, Cdn]

  Derived forms: honour guards

  Type of: escort

  Encyclopedia: Honour guard

• Kremlin honour guard stood by
• The Bundeswehr provided an honour guard as a mark of respect.
• The unit contributed an honour guard to the main surrender ceremony.
• Honour guard units transfer over provinces and may be used repeatedly.
• In Weymouth, the navy welcomed the princes with an honour guard.
• Cariappa's son Nanda Cariappa lit the pyre while the Honour Guard reversed arms.
• An honour guard is always present.
• Funeral services were conducted for Hannen at HMS Hermione acted as an honour guard and pallbearers.
• Duncker was buried next to Ume� church by the Russians that gave him a full honour guard.
• He sanctioned a proper burial, and provide an honour guard of 100 soldiers for the service.

• "honour guard" meaning in Chinese: [网络] 仪仗队；战士的荣誉护卫；荣誉卫士