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Rearguard

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Rearguards
possessive
Rearguard's
pluralpossessive
Rearguards'