English dictionary
guidon
/'g/aI/d/-/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon.
Source: webster1913