en garde
[ ahn gahrd; French ahn gard ]
/ ɑn ˈgɑrd; French ɑ̃ ˈgard /
interjection Fencing.
(used as the call to the fencers by the director of a match to assume the prescribed position preparatory to action.)
Origin of en garde
< French: on guard
Words nearby en garde
en dash,
en déshabillé,
en face,
en famille,
en fête,
en garde,
en masse,
en papillote,
en passant,
en pension,
en plein
British Dictionary definitions for en garde
en garde
/ French (ɑ̃ ɡard) /
interjection
on guard; a call to a fencer to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack or bout
adjective
(of a fencer) in such a stance