Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A guard at a distance from the main body of an army; the guard at the furthest distance; hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy; hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun military A
guard or small body oftroops at a distance from the main body of anarmy , to watch for theapproach of anenemy . - noun by extension Anything for
defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
Etymologies
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Examples
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After posting a small outguard, Suong led his force to the fire, where he organized the soldiers into bucket brigades and used the paddy water that was a few feet from the houses.
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At midnight the fair was still packed and the outguard patrols of the PFs and Marines had reported all was quiet.
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After posting a small outguard, Suong led his force to the fire, where he organized the soldiers into bucket brigades and used the paddy water that was a few feet from the houses.
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After posting a small outguard, Suong led his force to the fire, where he organized the soldiers into bucket brigades and used the paddy water that was a few feet from the houses.
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After posting a small outguard, Suong led his force to the fire, where he organized the soldiers into bucket brigades and used the paddy water that was a few feet from the houses.
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At midnight the fair was still packed and the outguard patrols of the PFs and Marines had reported all was quiet.
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At midnight the fair was still packed and the outguard patrols of the PFs and Marines had reported all was quiet.
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At midnight the fair was still packed and the outguard patrols of the PFs and Marines had reported all was quiet.
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It was with a feeling akin to relaxation that Elric met the outguard who suddenly appeared from the undergrowth to bar their way along the forest trail.
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It was with a feeling akin to relaxation that Elric met the outguard who suddenly appeared from the undergrowth to bar their way along the forest trail.
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