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rearguard

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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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