Thesaurus: rearguard
a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Related headwords
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Definitions
- n. a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
- n:100 n. a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body