Guard

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Guard ( English ; spoken / ɡaːɐt /; German "Wache", "Wächter", "Defender", "Schütze" or "Schutz [device]") stands for:

  • Point guard and shooting guard together, two positions in basketball which the Backcourt form
  • Full Guard , Half Guard , Rubber Guard , which represent positions in martial arts to control the opponent from the ground
  • an alternative name for the enforcer , a position in ice hockey
  • a position in American football on the offensive line
  • For a protective device in electrical measurement technology for shielding against interference, see: Resistance measuring device
  • Guard interval in communications technology, prevents the mixing of transmissions
  • Guard , military units with special status
  • Guard frequency : Emergency frequency in aviation
  • Guard , position in American and Canadian football
  • Guard Glacier , glacier in Palmerland, Antarctica


Guard is the surname of the following people:

  • Dominic Guard (* 1956), British former actor and current psychotherapist


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Wiktionary: guard  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations