guidon

Examples

• All

• Tied to each was a piece of the shredded remnants of a Seventh Cavalry flag guidon.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The whole show was a hypothetical guidon, a flag pointing toward foulness that stalked our perimeter.

  Fiction book (1996)

• "Oh, look at the guidons," she murmured.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Fetch a guidon.

  She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

• And around the bloody guidon of the immortal 7th Cavalry... lie 212 officers and men.

  She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

• "I carried the company guidon in parades and road marches, and tried to find a natural pace between the beat of the captain and the sergeant.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Scott then added that "the Indians knew what a flag or guidon looked like" and that portraying it in an inverted position "was a way to show some disrespect toward the army and the government."

  Academic text (2002)

• For many blacks, the battle streamers on black regimental guidons were symbols of equal citizenship in a nation holding fast to black disenfranchisement and Jim Crow laws.

  Academic text (1999)

• The unit marched proudly behind their colorful guidon, which displayed their insignia.

• During the ceremony, the commander held the guidon high to represent the courage of his troops.

Synonyms

F

flag

vsguidon

848 1.0

A piece of cloth used as a symbol for a country or group

is a military unit identity marker more specific than general cloth symbols

S

standard

vsguidon

41 5.0

A flag used as a symbol for a country, army, or group

is specific to a unit showing identity rather than broad organization symbol

E

ensign

vsguidon

7 7.9

A flag flown on a ship to show its country

is used for land unit identity rather than displaying ship nationality

F

fanion

vsguidon

• Specialized

9.9

A small flag used by soldiers or surveyors to mark a place

represents a military unit's identity rather than only marking a spot

Surface Forms

Etymology