rear-guard (rîrgärd′)
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Tweet adj. 1. Of or relating to a rear guard. 2. Of or relating to economic, political, or social resistance: mounting a rear-guard effort to prevent tax increases. |
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rear guard
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Tweet n. A detachment of troops that protects the rear of a military force. [Middle English reregarde, from Old French : rere, backward (from Latin retrō; see re- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + guarde, guard (from guarder, to defend; see GUARD).] |
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