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The advance guard in the campaign for peace that America wages today must be the State Department.
Louis A. Johnson

Meaning of "advance guard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADVANCE GUARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADVANCE GUARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Advance guard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADVANCE GUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vanguard

The vanguard is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.

Definition of advance guard in the English dictionary

The definition of advance guard in the dictionary is a military unit sent ahead of a main body to find gaps in enemy defences, clear away minor opposition, and prevent unexpected contact. Other definition of advance guard is a temporary military detachment sent ahead of a force to prepare for a landing or other operation, esp by making reconnaissance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADVANCE GUARD

advance
advance copy
advance corporation tax
advance directive
advance information sheet
advance man
advance men
advance notice
advance party
advance payment
advance poll
advance ratio
advanced
advanced gas-cooled reactor
Advanced Higher
Advanced level
Advanced Photo System
advanced skills teacher
advanced standing
advancement

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADVANCE GUARD

armed guard
bodyguard
coastguard
crossing guard
dog guard
guard
honor guard
Jacquard
lifeguard
mudguard
off-guard
off one´s guard
officer of the guard
on one´s guard
point guard
rearguard
safeguard
security guard
shin guard
stand guard
vanguard

Synonyms and antonyms of advance guard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «advance guard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADVANCE GUARD

Find out the translation of advance guard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of advance guard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «advance guard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

先行官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vanguardia
570 millions of speakers

English

advance guard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अग्रिम गार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طليعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

авангард
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda avançada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রিম পাহারাগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avant-garde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjaga muka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorhut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前衛部隊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사전 가드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njaga sadurunge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thúc đẩy bảo vệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்கூட்டியே பாதுகாப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आगाऊ गार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avanguardia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

straż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

авангард
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paza avans
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπροσθοφυλακή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorhoede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtrupp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roppen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of advance guard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVANCE GUARD»

The term «advance guard» is regularly used and occupies the 83.228 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVANCE GUARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about advance guard

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3 QUOTES WITH «ADVANCE GUARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word advance guard.
1
Louis A. Johnson
The advance guard in the campaign for peace that America wages today must be the State Department.
2
Ida Lupino
I didn't see myself as any advance guard, or feminist.
3
Rosa Luxemburg
Social democracy... is only the advance guard of the proletariat, a small piece of the total working masses; blood from their blood, and flesh from their flesh.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADVANCE GUARD»

Discover the use of advance guard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to advance guard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Operations of General Gurko's Advance Guard In 1877
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1900 Original Publisher: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Nikola Alekseevich Epanchin, 2009
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US Army in the Plains Indian Wars 1865-1891
If a column was driving towards an objective, then the advance guard could also seize and hold positions or sustain contact with the enemy until the main column could launch its attack. Similarly, in retreat, the advance guard also prepared the  ...
Clayton Chun, 2013
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U. S. Army Armored Division 1943-1945
During the march, the security against enemy observation and attack was provided by reconnaissance and the employment of security detachments: advance guard, flank guard, rear guard, and patrols. When acting alone, the battalion used ...
Yves J. Bellanger, 2010
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The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
o The security force must be far enough ahead of the advance guard (usually 2 to 6 kilometers) to provide adequate warning and sufficient space for them to maneuver. However, the security force must not be so far ahead that the advance  ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1977
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The Infantry Battalion: (infantry, Airborne, Air Assault, ...
The attack is carried Out immediately from the line of march and may consist Of a frontal assault Or envelopment maneuver to the flank Or rear. AD'VANCE GUARD FRONTAL ASSAULT ADVANCE GUARD. A division will normally use at least ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1978
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The Military Dictionary
It protects the main force and is itself protected by the advance guard support. Small advance guards do not have reserves. advance guard support— (DOD) First of the two main parts of an advance guard, the other being the advance guard ...
‎1987
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The Dictionary of Military Terms
... an advance guard, the otherbeing the advance guard support. It protects the main forceandis itself protected by the advance guard support. Small advance guards do nothave reserves. advance guard support — First of the two main parts .
U.S. Department of Defense, 2013
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Department of Defense dictionary of military and associated ...
It protects the main force and is itself protected by the advance guard support. Small advance guards do not have reserves. advance guard support — First of the two main parts of an advance guard, the other being the advance guard reserve.
9
Handbook on Japanese Military Forces
Advance guard. (1) (a) The advance guard in the meeting engagement performs the following functions: it secures enemy and terrain information needed to form the basis of the decision of the division commander; it protects the deployment of  ...
10
On the German Art of War: Truppenführung
If no reconnaissance element is operating to the front or on an open flank, reconnaissance must be accomplished by other methods. 244. In the terrain between the divisional reconnaissance battalion and the advance guard, the latter must ...
Germany. Heer. Oberkommando, Bruce Condell, David T. Zabecki, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADVANCE GUARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term advance guard is used in the context of the following news items.
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RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2015
They are the Army's advance guard, part of their job involves striving to be masters of the narrative. Debunking the dangerous myths and ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Marcel Marceau, Holocaust Hero
... quickly improvising, he mimicked an advance guard of a large French force and successfully persuaded the German soldiers to retreat. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
3
First tentative shots in crucial UK defence review
The army's new 77th Brigade, which I mentioned in yesterday's blog, would be the army's “advance guard...harnessing the power of social ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
100 years ago in The Saratogian: July 2
... Rally was within hailing distance. The extreme advance guard of the thousands expected to attend the rally began to dribble in last night. «The Saratogian, Jul 15»
5
Miriam Lord's Italia '90 - the best of times, the best of fun
The advance guard from Jack's Army began arriving at 7am. By the time the plane (rechristened St Jack for the occasion) landed, over 50,000 ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
The Man Who Saved Nathan Bedford Forrest
The command, now 300 strong, left Greenville headed north on the Rumsey Road (181), with an advance guard led by Captain Merriweather, ... «Memphis Flyer, Jun 15»
7
Al-Bashir should be in the dock - but so should Bush and Blair
They are the equivalent of the European missionaries of old who ventured forth to civilise the natives - unwittingly becoming the advance guard ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
8
Breaking: Benefactors bring home Mungo's trunk
He arrived with the advance guard of The New Zealand Company, and for the next 20 years he experienced early colonial life at Wellington, ... «Border Telegraph, Jun 15»
9
Native activists balk at presence of Rainbow Gathering
An advance guard of celebrants is in Hill City preparing for the July 1 event and some Native American activists are upset saying the Rainbows ... «Kotatv, Jun 15»
10
Front page June 14, 1915: Knights Templar gather in Buffalo
"The advance guard of the kngits and their ladies began streaming into Buffalo yesterday, among the earliest arrivals being Manhattan and ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»

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