as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling each army command unit flew a different color guidon, though they were all the same shape

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Recent Examples of guidon The next night, Ahmed's toes were crushed with a guidon. Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017
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Noun
  • Boise also added a flag promoting organ donation to its collection of official city flags.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 May 2025
  • The third victim had an Israeli flag draped around his shoulders and was wearing a hat with the flag and a chain with a Jewish star.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Barack and Michelle Obama will executive produce under their Higher Ground banner along with Vinnie Malhotra.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 May 2025
  • The deal was brokered between Di Pace under his Momento Films banner and Twenty-nine Palms Entertainment Ltd by Michael Ryan, Executive Producer and former partner at GFM.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 May 2025

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“Guidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidon. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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