advance guard
noun
a body of troops going before the main force to clear the way, guard against surprise, etc.
Origin of advance guard
First recorded in 1750–60
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Related Words for advance guard
forefront, innovation, vanguard, advancement, avant-garde, fore, front, invention, pioneer, point, spearhead, vanExamples from the Web for advance guard
Historical Examples of advance guard
The Boers must be close up, for the advance-guard is falling back.
On the Heels of De WetThe Intelligence Officer
This advance-guard consisted of his inferior officers and baggage.
An Explorer's Adventures in TibetA. Henry Savage Landor
So he commanded the advance-guard to turn back and go by the other road.
I don't think that there were more than 400 or 500, evidently the advance-guard.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)Louis Creswicke
Then uttering a sharp order, the advance-guard bore off to the left.
The King's EsquiresGeorge Manville Fenn
advance guard
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