corps de garde
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French corps de garde.
Noun edit
corps de garde (plural corps de garde)
- A body of soldiers stationed on guard.
- Their station, a guardhouse.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
corps de garde m (plural corps de garde)
- guards, corps de garde (body of soldiers stationed on guard)
- guardhouse, guardroom, gatehouse, corps de garde
- chanson de corps de garde ― bawdy song
- plaisanteries de corps de garde ― locker room humor