Ward

Ward may refer to:

• A Watchman as in Watch and Ward
• Ward (law), someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian
• USS Aaron Ward, a series of U.S. Navy destroyers
• USS Ward, the first ship to open fire in the Battle of Pearl Harbor, named after James Harmon Ward
• Warring Adolescents Revenge Division (WARD), organization in The Hardy Boys graphic novels
• Ward (band), electronica duo
• Ward (fencing), defensive position in the sport of fencing

Designated areas or social units

• Ward (fortification), part of a castle
• Ward (country subdivision), electoral district or unit of local government
  • Wards of Japan
  • Wards of the United Kingdom
  • Wards of the United States
• Ward (LDS Church), local congregation
• A division, floor or room of a hospital set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example a convalescent or psychiatric ward.

Places

• Ward, New Zealand
• United States:
  • Ward, Arkansas
  • Ward, California
  • Ward, Colorado
  • Wards of New Orleans
  • Ward Reservation, Massachusetts
  • Ward Township, Todd County, Minnesota
  • Ward, New York
  • Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio
  • Ward Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Names

• Ward, short form of the given name Howard
• Ward (surname)

Businesses

• Montgomery Ward, an online retailer and former department store chain
• Ward Body Works, a school bus manufacturer, now IC Bus
• Ward's, a publisher of Ward's AutoWorld and Ward's Dealer Business

See also

• The Ward (disambiguation)
• Warded lock