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View synonyms for middle guard
middle guard
noun
, Football.
- 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.
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He then sent General Friant to support the cavalry on the plain with four battalions of the middle guard.
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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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