rearguard
rearguard (n)
English Definitions:
rearguard (noun)
a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
rearguard (Noun)
The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.
rearguard (Noun)
The defence, collectively the defenders.
Rearguard
A rearguard is that part of a military force that protects it from attack from the rear, either during an advance or withdrawal. The term can also be used to describe forces protecting lines of communication behind an army.
Rearguard
A rearguard is a part of a military force that protects it from attack from the rear, either during an advance or withdrawal. The term can also be used to describe forces protecting lines, such as communication lines, behind an army. Even more generally, a rearguard action may refer idiomatically to an attempt at preventing something though it is likely too late to be prevented; this idiomatic meaning may apply in either a military- or in a non-military, perhaps-figurative context.
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