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advance guard noun[ C ] (alsoadvanced guard)uk /ədˌvɑːns ˈɡɑːd/ us /ədˌvæns ˈɡɑːrd/
advance guardnoun[C] (MILITARY) a small military unit that moves forward during a military situation before the rest of the army: An advance guard went ahead to monitor the enemy positions and to check for mines and trip wires. He was part of an advanced guard of highly trained troops to secure a landing site for the main task force. They were charged with being the advance guard for a coup attempt. After two years of fighting, he led an advance guard into the capital, and was welcomed as a hero. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Attacking & invading aggressor ambush beleaguer beleaguered besiege blitz blitzkrieg cyberwarfare declare war on someone/something false flag foray full-frontal assault going-over hit and run post-attack post-conquest pre-emption privateer raid swoop
advance guardnoun[C] (FIRST) people or things that do something first, or go to a place before most other people: Backpackers are the advance guard, package tours the foot soldiers. The insects reached the island a few days ago as the advanced guard of the infestations that have been blighting North Africa. The advance guard of England supporters were unusually quiet. These construction workers are an advance guard on a project that eventually will need more than 3,000 workers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases First and firstly at first blushidiom at firstidiom begin blush debut first come, first servedidiom from the word goidiom front end in the first/second placeidiom inaugural initial initially maiden originally prefatory primary proto- prototypical starter word |