Rearguard
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Rearguards
- possessive
- Rearguard's
- pluralpossessive
- Rearguards'