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Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
Bodyguard , who protects an individual from personal assault
Crossing guard , who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
Lifeguard , who rescues people from drowning
Prison guard , who supervises prisoners in a prison or jail
Security guard , who protects property, assets, or people
Conductor (rail) § Train guard , in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and India
Computing and telecommunications
Governmental and military
Border guard , a state security agency
Coast guard , responsible for coastal defence and offshore rescue
Colour guard , a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colors
Commander-in-Chief's Guard , a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington
Foot guards , a senior infantry unit in some armies, often with ceremonial duties
Garda Síochána , Irish police force informally known as Guards
Guard of honour , primarily ceremonial
Guards (Russia) , elite military in pre-revolutionary Russia
Guards unit , a title earned by distinguished units in the former Soviet Union and in some contemporary ex-Soviet states
Police in medieval contexts
Royal Guard , military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal person, often an elite unit of the regular armed forces.
Sports
Other uses
Guard (surname)
Guards (band) , an American rock band
Guards (steamboat)
Guard (weapon) , part of the handle of a sword designed to protect the user's hand
Guard (knife) , finger protection barrier between the handle and the blade
Guard dogs ,
guard llamas and
guard geese , animals employed to watch for unwanted or unexpected animals or people
Abdominal guarding , in medicine, the tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs
Mate guarding , guarding of a potential or former mate from other individuals
Mouthguard , a protective device for the mouth
Wächter (Anatol) (Guards ), several monumental sculptures by Anatol Herzfeld
See also
Topics referred to by the same term