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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

guard′ du′ty,

a military assignment involving watching over or protecting a person or place or supervising prisoners.

1890–95

'guard duty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

assign - general orders - guard - guardhouse - pull

Forum discussions with the word(s) "guard duty" in the title:

drew guard duty
on guard-dog duty
"the guard on duty" vs "the on duty guard"

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