main guard

English

main guard (plural main guards)

(military) A body of troops comprising the chief guard units, especially a unit of cavalry on the wing of a camp towards the enemy, or a group of soldiers in a fortress responsible for dealing with disturbers of the peace. [from 17th c.]
(fortification) The keep of a castle; a guardhouse or building in a fortress where such a body of troops is lodged. [from 17th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol II, ch. 43:
  [A]fter an obstinate engagement, in which divers wounds were given and received, every soul of them was taken, and conveyed to the main-guard, where the commanding officer […] set them all at liberty […] .

单词	main guard
释义	main guard English Noun main guard (plural main guards) (military) A body of troops comprising the chief guard units, especially a unit of cavalry on the wing of a camp towards the enemy, or a group of soldiers in a fortress responsible for dealing with disturbers of the peace. [from 17th c.] (fortification) The keep of a castle; a guardhouse or building in a fortress where such a body of troops is lodged. [from 17th c.] 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol II, ch. 43: [A]fter an obstinate engagement, in which divers wounds were given and received, every soul of them was taken, and conveyed to the main-guard, where the commanding officer […] set them all at liberty […] .
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