Vanguard

['vængɑːd] or ['vænɡɑrd]

Definition

(noun.) the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; 'the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England'; 'the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy'.

(noun.) the leading units moving at the head of an army.

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Definition

(n.) The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Advance-guard.

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Definition

n. the guard in the van of an army: the part of an army preceding the main body: the front line.

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