honour guard

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The Canadian Grenadier Guards mounting the honour guard at the funeral of Ernest "Smokey" Smith in Ottawa, Ontario

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Noun

honour guard (plural honour guards)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) a ceremonial assembly of uniformed military personnel performing the duty of escort or exhibition, i.e. accompany a casket during a funeral procession.

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