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gate guard

alt. (context at an airport or military base English) A decommissioned aircraft, artillery piece, or tank, displayed near the entrance to the area. n. (context at an airport or military base English) A decommissioned aircraft, artillery piece, or tank, displayed near the entrance to the area.

Usage examples of "gate guard".

The gate guard let us pass out readily as two workmen who had just passed in.

Vanyel was shivering long before they slipped past the Gate Guard at the Palace gates and on out into the streets of the city.

Assaulted by a thief, attacked by the duke's gate guard and probably declared a criminal in Freetown-all in the first day.

In addition to the head gate guard, two squads of Marines were turned out, weapons unlimbered, behind the stone ramps flanking the bridge gateone squad on each side, both squads facing the muddy slope where the highway angled until it reached the brush and trees beyond the enemy's circle of destruction.

The subforcer received the report without a word and nodded to the gate guard, who in turn began cranking the heavy bridge gate open.

In addition to the head gate guard, two squads of marines were turned out, weapons unlimbered, behind the stone ramps flanking the bridge gateone squad on each side, both squads facing the muddy slope where the highway angled until it reached the brush and trees beyond the enemy's circle of destruction.