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guardia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bobby noun British informal term for a police officer.
  • guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  • lookout noun A person whose job is to watch for danger or trouble.
  • sentry noun A soldier or guard posted to watch over an entrance or area.
  • watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

guardia is used for these senses in English:

  • bobby (British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.
  • guard A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  • guard (military, often, _, in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
  • guard The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
  • lookout A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
  • sentry A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
  • watch A person or group of people who guard.
  • watch (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

guard — full definition

  1. noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  2. noun A device or piece of equipment that protects part of the body or a machine from harm.
  3. noun A cautious or defensive stance, as in "on guard" or "off guard."
  4. verb To protect someone or something from danger or attack.

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