transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvan-ˌgärd also ]
ˈvaŋ- noun
Etymology: Middle English vauntgard, from Anglo-French vantgarde, avantgarde, from avant- fore- (from avant before, from Late Latin abante ) + garde guard — more at advance
Date: 15th century
1. : the troops moving at the head of an army
2. : the forefront of an action or movement
• van·guard·ism -ˌgär-ˌdi-zəm noun
• van·guard·ist -dist noun