Guidon
Guidon can denote:
in the military:
- a troop flag , formerly mainly of the light cavalry . In the armed forces of Great Britain , the guidon is the troop flag of the light cavalry or its modern (motorized) successor. In the armed forces of the United States , a guidon, regardless of the type of weapon, leads the companies, platoons, independent battalions and the headquarters from the brigade upwards. The guidon differs from the rectangular cut standard of the heavy cavalry by the dovetail-like slit free end; in the British (and once in the French) armed forces the two free ends are often rounded, but in the US armed forces they are pointed.
- in France that little flag which 1.) was used to mark companies in army camps; previously also called Fanon or Fanion; 2.) put in the gun barrel of a sergeant, served as an orientation aid when aligning the troops. The corresponding NCO was called a guide .
- formerly a lower-ranking officer of the light cavalry who was charged with leading the unrolled guidon during the battle. The cornet of the heavy cavalry corresponded to it .
for weapons:
- formerly the grain (aiming aid) on a gun or cannon barrel.
in letterpress and notation:
- once used in book printing to indicate an omitted sentence. The symbol was in the form of a vertical line and two lines crossed to the right (I =). A sentence that has been left out is usually marked with three points in brackets (...).
- earlier in the notation the grade at the end of the line that indicated the first note of the following line; also called custodian or custodian .
Others:
- the bicycle handlebar in Switzerland .
Guidon is the family name of the following people:
- Jacques Guidon (* 1931), Swiss painter and writer
- Niède Guidon (* 1933), Brazilian archaeologist
See also:
- Gvidonas , first name
