provost guard

[ proh-voh ]

/ ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.

Compare military police.

Origin of provost guard

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby provost guard

provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess

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Example sentences from the Web for provost guard

I proposed to our little party that they should remain while I rode back to the army for a detachment of the provost-guard.
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army|S. Emma E. Edmonds
The Provost-Guard was at the old place; I was bound to pass them squarely.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals|William H. Armstrong
The provost-guard made some show of fight, but were soon induced to surrender.
History of Morgan's Cavalry|Basil W. Duke
He was awakened in the morning at Jeffersonville, by the provost-guard shaking him and demanding his pass.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy

He was picked up at the hospital by the provost-guard, and sent to the regiment in its advanced position.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty|J. W. de Forest

British Dictionary definitions for provost guard

provost guard

/ (prəˈvəʊ) /

noun

(esp in the US) a detachment under command of the provost marshal

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单词	provost guard
释义	provost guard [ proh-voh ] / ˈproʊ voʊ / noun a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal. Compare military police. Origin of provost guard An Americanism dating back to 1770–80 Words nearby provost guard provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for provost guard I proposed to our little party that they should remain while I rode back to the army for a detachment of the provost-guard. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army\|S. Emma E. Edmonds The Provost-Guard was at the old place; I was bound to pass them squarely. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals\|William H. Armstrong The provost-guard made some show of fight, but were soon induced to surrender. History of Morgan's Cavalry\|Basil W. Duke He was awakened in the morning at Jeffersonville, by the provost-guard shaking him and demanding his pass. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)\|John McElroy He was picked up at the hospital by the provost-guard, and sent to the regiment in its advanced position. Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty\|J. W. de Forest British Dictionary definitions for provost guard provost guard / (prəˈvəʊ) / noun (esp in the US) a detachment under command of the provost marshal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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