#guard

• Aeromaritime — Relating simultaneously to airspace and maritime space; combining aeronautical and naval elements or taking place over seas and oceans. The term commonly describes mixed transport lines, coastal patrol and rescue missions, combined military exercises, or logistical infrastructures connecting ports and airports.
• White Guardist — A member or supporter of the White Army (White Movement) in Russia, composed of nationalist, monarchist, and anti-communist forces that fought against the Bolshevik Red Army during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). As an adjective, it describes a political, military, ideological, or documentary element specific to this counter-revolutionary movement or the activity of its members later in exile.
• White Guardist — A woman or girl who belonged to the White Army or supported the anti-communist White Movement during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922); the feminine form for the noun 'albgardist'. As an adjective, it represents the feminine singular form of the term 'albgardist', describing an ideology, a military group, or a publication specific to that movement.
• Halberdier — A soldier from the medieval or Renaissance infantry armed with a halberd. These warriors were often part of elite troops or the personal guards of European sovereigns and princes, playing a crucial structural defensive role in stopping heavy cavalry charges due to the versatility of their long polearm.
• Alectryon — 1. In Greek mythology, the name of a young soldier assigned by Ares to guard the door so he would not be surprised during his love affair with Aphrodite; having fallen asleep, the sun discovered the lovers, and Ares punished the youth by transforming him into a rooster, structurally forced to announce the sunrise daily. 2. A term used in modern scientific onomastics to name biological genera, asteroids, or elements in classical literature.
• Armatole — A member of a Christian armed militia in the Ottoman Empire (especially in Greece and the Balkans), historically organized to guard roads and mountain passes. Many armatoles eventually joined anti-Ottoman rebels.
• Advance guard — A military detachment, subunit, or mobile tactical formation sent ahead of the main forces of an army on the march to ensure reconnaissance, prevent surprise attacks, and clear the way. In a cultural or sociological sense, it sometimes functions as a rarely used synonym for avant-garde, indicating a group opening new perspectives.
• Anti-crime — Intended for the prevention, combat, or reduction of offenses and criminality; relating to the assembly of legal, technical, and policing measures organized to prevent violations of criminal law. In a structural sense, it describes alarm systems, patrolling strategies, punitive legislations, or civic education campaigns.
• Anti-novel — An experimental form of prose emerging in the 20th century (exemplified by the Nouveau Roman movement) that rejects traditional narrative structures and conventions, such as linear plot, classically constructed characters, coherent chronology, and the presence of an omniscient narrator. As an adjective, it describes literary works or techniques that deliberately subvert the reader's expectations, focusing instead on objective details, fragmentation, and stream of consciousness.
• Guard — An object, part, device, or accessory specially designed to protect a person, mechanism, or surface against impacts, dirt, accidents, or wear. In sports, it defines the rigid or semi-rigid element worn by athletes to protect their shins or other joints, while in mechanics it represents the casing that prevents the projection of debris or accidental contact with moving parts.
• Defender — A person who protects, supports, or saves someone or something from aggression, danger, or accusation; a lawyer who represents the interests and pleads the cause of a defendant in a criminal or civil trial. In team sports (football, basketball, handball), it designates the player positioned in the defensive line, whose main role is to block the opposing team's attacks.
• Prison keeper — A lower-ranking public official or officer during the medieval and early modern periods in the Romanian Principalities whose structural task was to execute arrest warrants, guard detainees in princely jails, or supervise apprehended individuals. The term represents an early occupational derivation directly linked to the administration of arrest, gradually replaced in administrative documents of the late 19th century by modern nomenclature.
• Argus — In Greek mythology, a giant with a hundred eyes (Argus Panoptes), considered the ideal guardian because he slept closing only a part of his eyes. By extension, the term became a common noun and denotes a vigilant, strict, and perceptive watchman who observes everything flawlessly. In zoology, it names a species of exotic pheasant-like bird whose male features long feathers ornamented with spectacular circular eyespot patterns.
• Rearguard — An old military term or archaic loanword utilized to designate the rearguard of an army, the rear troops tasked with protecting a retreat, or the back of a battle formation.
• Rudder guard — A technical maritime term denoting a massive beam, a structural part, or a metallic extension mounted at the stern of a ship (especially wooden or old-style vessels), designed to protect the rudder from direct impact with ice, floating debris, or during astern mooring maneuvers. This structural component provides increased resistance to the vessel's steering assembly.
• Rearguard — A part of a military unit positioned behind the main forces, tasked with protecting their rear during movement or covering a retreat before the enemy; a group of people who lag behind or maintain conservative, outdated ideas.
• Fenders — A rare, regional, or slang plural form derived from the noun 'aripă' or a neologistic root; used figuratively to denote large, prominent wings, side body panels (fenders/mudguards on old vehicles), or, in colloquial language, large arms, hands, or palms. It can also identify micro-structural components or prominent accessories within specific rural crafts.
• Provost-related — Belonging to the armaș, relating to the armaș; specific to the executive, judicial, or military duties of this old court office in the Romanian Principalities.
• Albanian mercenary — A historical and archaic term used for Albanian mercenaries or soldiers in the princely guards of the Romanian Principalities during the 18th and 19th centuries, renowned for their picturesque attire and warlike spirit. In modern regional or pejorative terms, it describes a brutal, violent, unruly man, or a rough person.
• Albanian mercenary — A member of a military corps originally composed of Albanian mercenaries, hired during the 18th and 19th centuries by the rulers of the Romanian Principalities for personal protection and public order; arnău. As an adjective, it describes a harsh, violent, stubborn, or untamed person.