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Rearguard

nounid 122639·updated May 18, 2026
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a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body

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Variants

plural
Rearguards
possessive
Rearguard's
pluralpossessive
Rearguards'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body

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