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  • 41ad|vance´-guard´ — advance guard, 1. a) a body of troops sent or stationed ahead of others, as for protection or reconnaissance. b) Figurative: »Today s 20 nuclear electric plants are only the advance guard of a much larger host to come (New York Times). 2. = avant …

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  • 42Advance Wars: Dual Strike — Advance Wars: Dual Strike …

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  • 43guard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person who guards sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, uniformed ▪ The building is protected by armed guards. ▪ border, gate (AmE), prison, securit …

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  • 44advance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 forward movement ADJECTIVE ▪ rapid ▪ Allied, British, German, etc. VERB + ADVANCE ▪ make …

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  • 45Mobile guard — The Mobile Guard(Arabic: متحرك طليعة, Mutaharrik tulai a) was an elite light cavalry regiment of Rashidun army during the Muslim conquest of Syria, under the command of Khalid ibn Walid. This force was earmarked as a cavalry reserve for use in… …

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  • 46coast guard — Synonyms and related words: Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, advance guard, air sea rescue, argosy, armada, armed guard, bank guard, cordon, cordon sanitaire, division, escadrille, fleet, flotilla,… …

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  • 47out|guard — «OWT GAHRD», noun. a guard at a distance from the main body of an army; advance guard; outpost …

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  • 48avant-guard — noun a) The vanguard or advanced body of an army. b) New and (usually) experimental; as, avant guard music or film. Syn: advance guard, vanguard See Also: avant garde …

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  • 49van-guard — n. Advance guard, first line, van, front rank …

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  • 50Advanced guard — Guard Guard, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf. OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or… …

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