Associations to the word «Outguard»

Wiktionary

OUTGUARD, noun. (military) A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.
OUTGUARD, noun. (by extension) Anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.

Wise words

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Mark Twain