1
: a small flag
especially
: one borne by a military unit as a unit marker
2
: one who carries a guidon
Examples of guidon in a Sentence
each army command unit flew a different color guidon, though they were all the same shape
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Ramona Cadet Zito earned the position of guide for 3rd Platoon and marched in carrying the platoon’s guidon.
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Cadet Nadeen Willat, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The next night, Ahmed's toes were crushed with a guidon.
—Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017
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Cadet Nadeen Willat, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The next night, Ahmed's toes were crushed with a guidon.
—Alex French, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2017
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“Guidon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidon. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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guidon
noun
gui·don
ˈgīd-ˌän 
-ᵊn
: a small flag (as of a military unit)
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