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View synonyms for guidon
guidon
[ gahyd-n ]
noun
, Military.
- a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
- the soldier carrying it.
guidon
/ ˈɡaɪdən /
noun
- a small pennant, used as a marker or standard, esp by cavalry regiments
- the man or vehicle that carries this
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guidon1
C16: from French, from Old Provençal guidoo, from guida guide
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Example Sentences
We had H guidon with us which was one of the flags that was the first in Richmond.
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The general in command made the whole army defile past their guidon, and salute it with sloped standards.
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The sight of it roused his energies, as the shaking of a guidon rouses an old trooper.
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The captain gives any desired special instructions to the guidon and sees that proper measures for security are taken.
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The facings of the regiment being crimson the first guidon was, as usual, of that hue.
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