home guard

noun

a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.

Home Guard

a volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II
(in various countries) a civil defence and reserve militia organization

First recorded in 1735–45

Russian TV usually present him as a member of the local Slovyansk home guard.

This "officer" turned out to be "Captain" James Burbick, of the home guard.

I answered, "I belong to the home-guard company in the bend: hurry, or they are gone."

A Confederate “home guard,” hearing something going on upon the island, rode across, concealed his horse and still-hunted me.

Go thou and Hake back to the huts as fast as may be, and order the home-guard to make all needful preparation.

The rle of home guard did not appeal to him much, but when a fellow says “he bids to,” that settles it.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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