as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling each army command unit flew a different color guidon, though they were all the same shape

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Recent Examples of guidon The next night, Ahmed's toes were crushed with a guidon. Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017
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Noun
  • Amid the violence, rioters burned an American flag.
    Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
  • Later in the evening, Austin police ordered marchers to remain on the sidewalk or face arrest; dozens of protesters defied officers and sat down in the middle of the roadway in front of them, one holding a billowing American flag as traffic lights flashed from red to green.
    Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • From protests in Barcelona to banners in Ibiza, Spanish locals are voicing their frustrations.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • But the valor of the real soldiers who carried the banner of American ideals into the firefight is nonetheless reflected in this story.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025

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“Guidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidon. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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