Definitions
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- noun military The
rearmost part of aforce , especially adetachment oftroops thatprotect therear of aretreating force. - noun soccer The
defence , collectively the defenders.
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- noun a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Etymologies
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Examples
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Still bedding in together, the Arsenal manager sees in them the foundations of a new, long-term rearguard.
Arsène Wenger feels Per Mertesacker can be Arsenal's 'new Tony Adams' 2011
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Even after the feminist revolution nepotism continues to play a role in rearguard efforts to preserve the male monopoly on power.
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Even after the feminist revolution nepotism continues to play a role in rearguard efforts to preserve the male monopoly on power.
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Still bedding in together, the Arsenal manager sees in them the foundations of a new, long-term rearguard.
The Guardian World News Gregg Roughley 2011
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England's defence was the one part of the team to impress in Denmark but with players such as Chris Smalling and Phil Jones having outgrown this level, the rearguard was the focus of most of Pearce's rebuilding here, with three of the four players starting for the first time being defenders and the other the goalkeeper, Jack Butland of Birmingham City.
England U21 6-0 Azerbaijan U21 | Euro 2013 qualifier match report 2011
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You must tell her that Wellington is leaving a rearguard at Arapiles and that he will try to convince Marmont that the rearguard is his whole army.
Sharpe's Sword Cornwell, Bernard 1983
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You must tell her that Wellington is leaving a rearguard at Arapiles and that he will try to convince Marmont that the rearguard is his whole army.
Sharpe's Sword Cornwell, Bernard 1983
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As an additional evil, the battalion was still rearguard, which is generally the most tiring position in a column.
The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland Cecil Francis Romer
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You and I will form the rearguard, which is the position of danger and honour in warfare o 'this sort -- at least if it isn't, it ought to be.
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With Paul Mara also out with an upper-body injury, the Canadiens recalled rearguard Yannick Weber from AHL Hamilton.
relishandbeans commented on the word rearguard
a defensive or conservative element in an organization or community.
September 25, 2014