REARGUARD


Meaning of REARGUARD in English

[noun] [U] - the people who are the last in a row or group, esp. in a military situationA rearguard action is a final and probably hopeless attempt to prevent something from happening.The unions were determined to fight a rearguard action against the government's plans to strip them of their powers.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.