Definitions for Rearguard
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1. rearguardnoun

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

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1. rearguardnoun

   The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.

2. rearguardnoun

   The defence, collectively the defenders.

3. Etymology: . Attested in circa 1150 (rereguarde)

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1. Rearguard

   A rearguard is a part of a military force that protects it from attack from the rear, either during an advance or withdrawal. The term can also be used to describe forces protecting lines, such as communication lines, behind an army. Even more generally, a rearguard action may refer idiomatically to an attempt at preventing something though it is likely too late to be prevented; this idiomatic meaning may apply in either a military- or in a non-military, perhaps-figurative context.

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1. rearguard

   A rearguard refers to the soldiers positioned at the rear of an army formation, primarily tasked with defending against attacks from behind. Metaphorically, it can also be used in various situations to describe individuals or groups who are acting defensively, often resisting changes or new ideas.

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1. Rearguard

   A rearguard is that part of a military force that protects it from attack from the rear, either during an advance or withdrawal. The term can also be used to describe forces protecting lines of communication behind an army.

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1. • Detachment
   • Military

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rearguard in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rearguard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Rearguard in a Sentence

1. Alexander Zakharchenko:

   While we still have time before the spring, new detachments will be able to receive military training, we expect mobilization to yield at least five additional brigades five motorized brigades, one artillery brigade and a tank brigade. The Ukrainian rearguard for the Debaltseve front in Artemivsk, the home of one of the country's best-selling sparkling wines, looks increasingly like a garrison town. Auto-mechanics and tire shops have seen a sharp pick-up in business repairing damaged vehicles brought in by soldiers. Abandoned Soviet-era plants have been converted into bases. The local stadium is used as a landing pad for helicopters ferrying out the wounded. Many troops are nervous, jumpy and ill-tempered. On Wednesday, a group of irregulars detained a group of international journalists in the center and threatened to escort them out of the town if they took pictures of military equipment. The cannonades are fainter in Artemivsk, but they can still be heard. The significance of that is lost on few.

2. Tim Buckley:

   I would expect the coalition to fight a rearguard action that will slow the transition, but they can't stall it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Rearguard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rearguard
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rearguard
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Rearguard