guard

Japanese: ガード

〘noun〙 (guard)① To guard. To protect or defend. Also, the person. A security guard. A gatekeeper. [Handbook of Foreign Languages (1912)] *Loneliness in the Square (1951) by Hotta Yoshie, vol. 5 "During the war, in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Saigon, the adults who watched over cars and acted as gatekeepers (abbreviated) ."② A sports term. To defend. Also, the players. Defense. (a) In basketball, the rear guard. (b) In boxing, fencing, etc., the defensive stance. Also, to defend. *Season of the Sun (1955) by Ishihara Shintaro, "In the end, he forgot his own defense (guard) and swung left and right as if shaking the ball off." (c) In American football, the players on either side of the center during a scrimmage. ③ A tool or implement for defense.

guard

〘 noun 〙 (from girder) A railway bridge over a road. Also, an elevated railway bridge in an urban area. The lower part is used for warehouses, garages, restaurants, etc. ※Fuzoku Gaho - No. 165 (1898) Jinjimon "The span is the distance from one abutment to the other, and the girder (iron beam) is hung over it."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (guard)① 護衛すること。守り防ぐこと。また、その人。守衛。門番。〔舶来語便覧（1912）〕※広場の孤独（1951）〈堀田善衛〉五「戦争中、香港で、上海で、西貢(サイゴン)で〈略〉車の番や門番(ガード)をしていた大人たち」② スポーツ用語。守備すること。また、その選手。防御。(イ) バスケットボールで、後衛。(ロ) ボクシングやフェンシングなどで、受けの構え。また、防御すること。※太陽の季節（1955）〈石原慎太郎〉「仕舞いには自分の防禦(ガード)を忘れ振り降すようにして左右を振った」(ハ) アメリカンフットボールで、スクリメージの時にセンターの両側にいる選手。③ 防御のための道具、器具。