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rearguard

noun

NAmE//ˈrɪrɡɑrd//

, NAmE//ˌrɪrˈɡɑrd//

the rearguard [singular]

a group of soldiers that protect the back part of an army especially when the army is retreating after it has been defeated opposite vanguard

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