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View synonyms for middle guard

middle guard

noun

, Football.
  1. a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of middle guard1

1870–75, for an earlier sense
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Example Sentences

Before any man was admitted into the Old Guard, he had to pass through twelve campaigns, and for the middle Guard, six campaigns.

He then sent General Friant to support the cavalry on the plain with four battalions of the middle guard.

The third night he was detailed to stand with Bob MacGregor on the middle guard, which lasts from eleven o'clock until two.

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