Guard

Guard or guards may refer to:

Professional occupations

Border guard, a state security agency
Coast guard, responsible for coastal defence and offshore rescue
Colour guard, a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colors
Commander-in-Chief's Guard, a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington
Foot guards, a senior infantry unit in some armies, often with ceremonial duties
Garda Síochána, Irish police force informally known as Guards
Guard of honour, primarily ceremonial
Guards (Russia)
Guards unit, a title earned by distinguished units in the former Soviet Union and in some contemporary ex-Soviet states
Police in medieval contexts

Guard (American and Canadian football), a player between the center and the tackles on the offensive line
Guard (basketball)
- Point guard, or "playmaker"
- Shooting guard, or "off guard"
- Combo guard, combining both point and shooting guard
Guard (grappling), a position in martial arts
Color guard (flag spinning), people who toss flags, spin a rifle and a saber at performances with a marching band
Winter guard, people who spin and toss flags, rifles, and/or sabers at indoor performances on a tarp

Guard (surname)
Guards (band), an American rock band
Guard (computer science), in programming language, an expression that directs program execution
Guard (information security), a device for controlling communication between computer networks
Guards (steamboat)
Guard (weapon), part of the handle of a sword designed to stop the user's hand from slipping onto the blade
Guard dogs, guard llamas and guard geese, animals employed to watch for unwanted or unexpected animals or people
Guard interval, intervals in transmission, used in telecommunications
Abdominal guarding, in medicine, the tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs
aircraft emergency frequency, commonly referred to as "guard"
Mate guarding, guarding of a potential or former mate from other individuals