Rearguard - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrɪrɡɑːrd|
Brit.
|ˈrɪəɡɑːd|
noun
- a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Extra examples
The army fought a courageous rearguard action.
They have been fighting a rearguard action to stop a supermarket being built on the land.
Word forms
noun
singular: rearguard
plural: rearguards
singular: rearguard
plural: rearguards
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