Associations to the word «Rearguard»
Noun
- Vanguard
- Sitter
- Wadi
- Retreat
- Retreated
- Amman
- Charlemagne
- Skirmish
- Cavalry
- Withdrawal
- Cornwallis
- Yeomanry
- Counterattack
- Pursuer
- Flank
- Baggage
- Dragoon
- Brigade
- Archduke
- Evacuation
- Damascus
- Lancer
- Ottoman
- Gaza
- Ambush
- Action
- Pursuit
- Detachment
- Ax
- Infantry
- Centurion
- Confederate
- Artillery
- Boer
- Bulk
- Battalion
- Aleppo
- Sanders
- Corps
- Garrison
- Waller
- Fighting
- Troop
- Regiment
- Shit
- Barbarian
- Carbine
- Xx
- Austrian
- Manoeuvre
- Column
- Xxi
- Pursuing
- Army
- Mysore
- Haifa
- Rear
- Napoleon
- Roland
- Hannibal
- Battle
- Advance
- Spartan
- Royalist
- Casualty
- Laird
- Rifle
- Barclay
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
REARGUARD, noun. (military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.
REARGUARD, noun. (soccer) The defence, collectively the defenders.
Dictionary definition
REARGUARD, noun. A detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body.
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