troop the colour

English

Alternative forms

• troop the color (US)
• troop the colours

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.