foot guard

Safety shoe cover

A foot guard is a protective covering for the foot or lower leg, used in sports, industrial work, or around machinery to prevent injury.

In military contexts, foot guards are infantry soldiers assigned to ceremonial or protective duties, particularly the regiments guarding British royalty: The foot guards stood motionless outside Buckingham Palace.

military

regiment

Colonel-led military unit

drill · soldiers · battalion · formation · march · Buckingham Palace · bearskin · sentry · barracks · platoon

protective gear

steel-toe

Protective boot insert

ankle support · reinforced toe · work boots · high-top · leather · rubber sole · shock absorption · waterproof · insulated · antistatic

sports

shinpad

Lower leg protector

rugby · lacrosse · field hockey · protective padding · cleats · goalkeeper · tackle · kickboxing · martial arts · Muay Thai

Categories
Opposites
body part protected

foot guardshin guard

Lower leg protector

knee guard · hand guard · helmet · elbow guard · headgear

military unit type (mounted vs. foot)

foot guardhorse guard

One who protects steeds

mounted guard · cavalry · dragoon · mounted infantry · hussars

protection vs. exposure

foot guardbarefoot

Wearing no shoes

sandals

Family

foot, guard, footed, footer, footing, footless, footage, afoot, underfoot

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