Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small flag or pennant carried as a standard by a military unit.
- noun A soldier bearing such a flag or pennant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small guiding flag or streamer, as that usually borne by each troop of cavalry or mounted battery of artillery, or used to direct the movements of infantry, or to signal with at sea. It is broad at the end next the staff and pointed, rounded, or notched at the other end.
- noun The officer carrying the guidon.
- noun The flag of a gild or fraternity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon.
- noun One who carries a flag.
- noun One of a community established at Rome, by Charlemagne, to guide pilgrims to the Holy Land.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
pennant orbanner carried byinfantry soldiers to directtroop movement. - noun A
soldier assigned to carry such a banner.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the Barron's metaphor, Tancredo picking up the guidon was a noble and courageous act, rallying the troops.
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He called the guidon Culbertson found a "national treasure."
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Cavalry flag, known as a guidon, is expected to bring up to $5 million.
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With an exchange of the battery's red flag called a guidon, Capt.
Times Leader News 2010
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The guidon is the only one not captured or lost during the 1886 battle in the state of
BBC News - Home 2010
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Since 1895, the silk American flag, called a guidon, has been the property of the Detroit
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He called the guidon Culbertson found a "national treasure."
WCAX - Local News 2010
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Since 1895, the silk American flag, called a guidon, has been the property of the Detroit
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Since 1895, the silk American flag, called a guidon, has been the property of the Detroit
WCAX - Local News 2010
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He called the guidon Culbertson found a "national treasure."
jaime_d commented on the word guidon
from "The Richard Nixon Freischutz Rag" by Guy Davenport
January 19, 2010
fbharjo commented on the word guidon
one of a Roman community dedicated to guiding pilgrims to the Holy Land
guid(e)-on
April 1, 2010