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rear guard

 
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–noun
a part of an army or military force detached from the main body to bring up and guard the rear from surprise attack, esp. in a retreat.
Origin:
1475–85; < AF reregard, OF rereguarde
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rear⋅guard

  [reer-gahrd]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a rear guard.
2. designed to oppose or prevent in a defensive way: a rearguard strategy.
Also, rear-guard.

Origin:
1895–1900; attributive use of rear guard
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rear-guard   (rîr'gärd')
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a rear guard.

  2. Of or relating to economic, political, or social resistance: mounting a rear-guard effort to prevent tax increases.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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