"advance guard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: advance guards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} advance guard (plural advance guards)
  1. A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc. Synonyms: avant-guard, vanguard, advance-guard, advanced guard Translations (leading unit of an army): πρόφυλαξ (próphulax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), avangard (Crimean Tatar), voorhoede (Dutch), etujoukot (Finnish), avant-garde [feminine] (French), Vorhut [feminine] (German), претхо́дница (prethódnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), guarda avançada [feminine] (Portuguese), аванга́рд (avangárd) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-advance_guard-en-noun-Y9YvLScW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'leading unit of an army': 88 12
  2. An individual soldier in the same role. Translations (an individual soldier in the same role): πρόφυλαξ (próphulax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek)
    Sense id: en-advance_guard-en-noun-AHgkKX3I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'an individual soldier in the same role': 7 93

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