rear-guard action

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• rear|guard — «RIHR GAHRD», adjective. designed or carried out to prevent, delay, or evade; diverting or delaying as a defensive measure: »rearguard tactics. Figurative. In seeking to keep races apart he is fighting a rearguard action against a world trend… …   Useful english dictionary

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• rear·guard — /ˈriɚˌgɑɚd/ adj, always used before a noun : fought or conducted by a group of soldiers at the rear of an army especially during a retreat a rearguard battle/defense The army fought a courageous rearguard action. often used figuratively to… …   Useful english dictionary

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