block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care | a position on a basketball team |
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) | the duty of serving as a sentry |
a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles |
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. |
| a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
| a posture of defence in boxing or fencing |
| a military unit serving to protect some place or person |
| the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage |
| a person who keeps watch over something or someone |
| the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team |