home guard
noun
1.
a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
Origin
1735-45
British Dictionary definitions for
home guard
Home Guard
noun
1.
a volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II
2.
(in various countries) a civil defence and reserve militia organization
Slang definitions & phrases for
home guard
home guard
noun
A resident of a place; native; local
(1900s+ Circus & hoboes)