"troop the colour" meaning in English

See troop the colour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: troops the colour [present, singular, third-person], trooping the colour [participle, present], trooped the colour [participle, past], trooped the colour [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} troop the colour (third-person singular simple present troops the colour, present participle trooping the colour, simple past and past participle trooped the colour)
  1. (Commonwealth) To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours. Wikipedia link: Trooping the Colour Tags: Commonwealth Categories (topical): Military Categories (place): United Kingdom Synonyms: troop the color [US], troop the colours
    Sense id: en-troop_the_colour-en-verb-nlkuVwIQ Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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