REARGUARD


Meaning of REARGUARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrir-ˌgärd ]

adjective

Date: 1898

: of or relating to resistance especially to sweeping social forces

fought a rearguard action against automation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.