Noun
an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
Source: WordNetI well recall my emotions when I came upon the grave of Beethoven in the Central Friedhof, with its incomparable guard of honor - Mozart, Schubert, Gluck, Brahms, Hugo Wolf and Johann Strauss! H. L. Mencken
A guard of honor carried his casket to the Muqata entrance, where Abbas eulogized him. Source: Internet
Another day, another guard of honor for Liverpool FC. Source: Internet
At that time, Morgado González was completing his military service and was one of the young soldiers posted on the guard of honor as Fidel passed by, making eye contact with the young Chilean. Source: Internet
Giuseppe Conte (Front) reviews the guard of honor in Rome, Italy, on June 1, 2018. Source: Internet
Before the match, Villarreal players lined up on the field to congratulate Barcelona for its title in a guard of honor that Real Madrid had declined to give its rival in their match at Camp Nou last weekend. Source: Internet