Avant-guard
(n.) The van or advanced body of an army. See Vanguard. |
Axle guard
() The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically |
Border
(n.) The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc. |
Border
(n.) A boundary |
Border
(n.) A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish. |
Border
(n.) A narrow flower bed. |
Border
(v. i.) To touch at the edge or boundary |
Border
(v. i.) To approach |
Border
(v. t.) To make a border for |
Border
(v. t.) To be, or to have, contiguous to |
Border
(v. t.) To confine within bounds |
Castle-guard
(n.) The guard or defense of a castle. |
Castle-guard
(n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it |
Castle-guard
(n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. |
Federal
(a.) Pertaining to a league or treaty |
Federal
(a.) Composed of states or districts which retain only a subordinate and limited sovereignty, as the Union of the United States, or the Sonderbund of Switzerland. |
Federal
(a.) Consisting or pertaining to such a government |
Federal
(a.) Friendly or devoted to such a government |
Federal
(n.) See Federalist. |
Guard
(n.) To protect from danger |
Guard
(n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. |
Guard
(n.) To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border |
Guard
(n.) To fasten by binding |
Guard
(v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense |
Guard
(v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack |
Guard
(v. t.) A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position |
Guard
(v. t.) One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train |
Guard
(v. t.) Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss |
Guard
(v. t.) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. |
Guard
(v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. |
Guard
(v. t.) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. |
Guard
(v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. |
Guard
(v. t.) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull |
Guard
(v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. |
Guard
(v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled. |
Guard
(v. t.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise. |
Guard
(v. t.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. |
Guard
(v. t.) Watch |
Guard
(v. t.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites. |
Stack-guard
(n.) A covering or protection, as a canvas, for a stack. |
| guard | a position on a basketball team |
| guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, guards must be good blockers |
guard duty
guard sentry duty
sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry, he was on guard that night |
precaution
safeguard
guard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc., he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution, an insurance policy is a good safeguard, we let our guard down |
| guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
| Border terrier | small roughoated terrier of British origin |
watchdog
guard dog | a dog trained to guard property |
| Border collie | developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle |
arm guard
arm pad | a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers |
| border | a strip forming the outer edge of something, the rug had a wide blue border |
| bumper guard | vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle |
cattle guard
cattle grid | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle |
| face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
fob
watch chain
watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
guard
safety
safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
| guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships |
| guard ship | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
| guard's van | the car on a train that is occupied by the guard |
molding
moulding
border | a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge |
mudguard
splash guard
splash-guard | a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels |
shin guard
shinpad | a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins |
| guard | a posture of defence in boxing or fencing, keep your guard up |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
| federal government | a government with strong central powers |
federal department
federal office
department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
Federal Communications Commission
FCC | an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI | a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice |
United States Border Patrol
US Border Patrol | the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLETC | a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies |
Federal Bureau of Prisons
BoP | the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes |
| Federal Judiciary | the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws |
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation |
United States Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
US Coast Guard | an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce |
Air National Guard
ANG | a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies |
| guard | a military unit serving to protect some place or person |
| provost guard | a detachment under the command of a provost marshall |
Federalist Party
American Federalist Party
Federal Party | a major political party in the United States in the early th century, founded by Alexander Hamilton, favored a strong centralized government |
| Red Guard | a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles |
| Federal Reserve Board | the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System |
| border patrol | a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country |
| federal court | a court establish by the authority of a federal government |
agency
federal agency
government agency
bureau
office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Republican Guard | formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad |
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Fed
FRS | the central bank of the United States, incorporates Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and statehartered commercial banks and some trust companies, the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply |
Federal Reserve Bank
reserve bank | one of regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region |
Federal Trade Commission
FTC | an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition, enforces federal antitrust laws, educates the public about identity theft |
Federal Protective Service
FPS | an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Freddie Mac
FHLMC | a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages |