Definitions for vanguardˈvænˌgɑrd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
van•guardˈvænˌgɑrd(n.)
the front part of an advancing army.
Category: Military
the forefront in any field.
the leaders of any intellectual or political movement.
Origin of vanguard:
1480–90; earlier van(d)gard(e) < MF avangarde, var. of avant-garde
van′guard•ist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
vanguard, van(noun)
the leading units moving at the head of an army
avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave(noun)
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
vanguard, forefront, cutting edge(noun)
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
"the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
Wiktionary
vanguard(Noun)
The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
vanguard(Noun)
(by extension) The persons at the forefront of any group or movement.
Webster Dictionary
Vanguard(noun)
the troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van
Translations for vanguard
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vanguard(noun)
the part of an army going in front of the main body.
- voorhoedeAfrikaans
- طَليعَة الجَيْشArabic
- воен. авангардBulgarian
- vanguardaPortuguese (BR)
- předvojCzech
- die VorhutGerman
- fortropDanish
- εμπροσθοφυλακήGreek
- vanguardiaSpanish
- eelvägiEstonian
- پیش قراولFarsi
- eturintamaFinnish
- avant-gardeFrench
- חֵיל חָלוּץHebrew
- सेनाग्रHindi
- prethodnicaCroatian
- előőrsHungarian
- regu peloporIndonesian
- framvarðarsveitIcelandic
- avanguardiaItalian
- 前衛Japanese
- (군대의) 전초, 선봉Korean
- avangardasLithuanian
- avangardsLatvian
- barisan hadapanMalay
- voorhoedeDutch
- fortroppNorwegian
- straż przedniaPolish
- vanguardaPortuguese
- avangardăRomanian
- авангардRussian
- predvojSlovak
- predstražaSlovenian
- izvidnicaSerbian
- förtruppSwedish
- ทหารกองหน้าThai
- ileri kol,öncüTurkish
- 前鋒部隊Chinese (Trad.)
- головний загінUkrainian
- مقدمۃ الجیس، ہراول دستہUrdu
- quân tiên phongVietnamese
- 先头部队Chinese (Simp.)
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