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advance guard (noun)

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  • advance guard — noun 1. : a detachment usually divided into point, advance party, support, and reserve preceding a body of troops on the march to protect it and secure its uninterrupted advance 2. : avant garde • advance guardist noun * * * adˈvance guard 7 [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • advance guard — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms advance guard : singular advance guard plural advance guards a small group of people, especially soldiers, that is sent to a place before other people to start the work that needs to be done there …   English dictionary

  • advance guard — ad,vance guard noun count a small group of people, especially soldiers, that is sent to a place before other people to start the work that needs to be done there …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • advance guard — noun a) a unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc. b) an individual soldier in the same role. Syn: avant guard, vanguard …   Wiktionary

  • advance guard — noun a body of soldiers preceding and making preparations for the main body of an army …   English new terms dictionary

  • advance guard — /ədˈvæns gad/ (say uhd vans gahd) noun a body of troops going before the main force to clear the way, guard against surprise, etc. Also, advanced guard …  

  • advance — 1. advance, advanced. The meanings are different, advance being a noun used attributively or as a modifier to mean ‘placed in advance; going before’, as in advance copy, advance guard, advance payment, etc., whereas advanced means ‘far on in… …   Modern English usage

  • advance guardist — noun see advance guard …   Useful english dictionary

  • guard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who guards sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, uniformed ▪ The building is protected by armed guards. ▪ border, gate (AmE), prison, securit …   Collocations dictionary

  • advance — I. verb (advanced; advancing) Etymology: Middle English advauncen, from Anglo French avancer, from Vulgar Latin *abantiare, from Late Latin abante in front, from Latin ab + ante before more at ante Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • advance, advanced — As a verb, advance means to move or bring forward. As an adjective, it emphasizes position (advance guard) or time (advance notice). As a noun, advance refers to the act or process of moving forward. Advanced, as an adjective, has several… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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