corps de garde

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French corps de garde.

Noun[edit]

corps de garde (plural corps de garde)

  1. A body of soldiers stationed on guard.
  2. Their station, a guardhouse.

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ də ɡaʁd/
  • France (Lyon)(file)

Noun[edit]

corps de garde m (plural corps de garde)

  1. guards, corps de garde (body of soldiers stationed on guard)
  2. guardhouse, guardroom, gatehouse, corps de garde
    chanson de corps de garde ― bawdy song
    plaisanteries de corps de garde ― locker room humor

See also[edit]

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