REAR GUARD

Meaning of REAR GUARD in English

a part of an army or military force detached from the main body to bring up and guard the rear from surprise attack, esp. in a retreat.

[ 1475-85; reregard, OF rereguarde ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

REAR GUARD — noun Etymology: Middle French reregarde, from Old French, from rere + garde guard Date: 1659 a military detachment detailed to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REAR GUARD — noun Etymology: Middle English reregarde, from Middle French, from Old French reregarde, rereguarde, from rere, riere backward, behind (from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REAR GUARD — unit which moves that the back of a camp, unit which protects the rear from surprise attack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REAR GUARD — noun Etymology: Middle French reregarde, from Old French, from rere + garde guard Date: 1659 : a military detachment detailed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REAR GUARD — Pronunciation: - ' gärd, - ˌ gärd Function: noun Etymology: Middle French reregarde, from Old French, from rere + garde …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
REAR GUARD — [rear guard] n [MF reregarde, fr. OF, fr. rere + garde guard] (1659): a military detachment detailed to bring up …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REAR GUARD — n (sl) rear n 2 q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
REAR GUARD — 1. The rearmost elements of an advancing or a withdrawing force. It has the following functions: to protect the rear …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
REAR GUARD — арьергард Syn : rearguard арьергард
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REAR-GUARD — n арьергард
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REAR-GUARD — арьергард
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REAR GUARD — арьергард Syn:rearguard
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REAR GUARD — арьергард Syn: rearguard
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
REAR GUARD — арьергард Syn: rearguard
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
REAR-GUARD — [n.] арьергард
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
REAR-GUARD — n арьергард
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
REAR GUARD — арьегард
English-Russian Online Dictionary
REAR GUARD — арьергард; тыльный отряд; группа прикрытия; заслон (при отходе) (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
REAR-GUARD — n арьергард
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
REAR GUARD — арьергард Syn : rearguard арьергард
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
REAR-GUARD — арьергард
Англо-Русский словарь
REAR — I. ˈri(ə)r, -iə verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reren, from Old English rǣran; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUARD — I. ˈgärd, ˈgȧd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English garde, from Middle French, from Old French garde, guarde, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REAR — (v. t.) To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one …
Английский словарь Webster
REAR — rear 1 /rear/ , n. 1. the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUARD — — guardable , adj. — guarder , n. — guardless , adj. — guardlike , adj. /gahrd/ , v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REAR — I. ˈrir, vt4 & vi2 are also ˈrer verb Etymology: Middle English reren, from Old English rǣran; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUARD — I. ˈgärd noun Etymology: Middle English garde, from Anglo-French garde, guarde, warde, from garder, guarder, warder, to guard, defend, of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REAR — adv early; soon. 2. rear ·vt to lift and take up. 3. rear ·vt to breed and raise; as, to …
Webster English vocab
GUARD — vt watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard. 2. guard ·noun to fasten by binding; to gird. 3. guard …
Webster English vocab
REAR — [rear] vb [ME reren, fr. OE raeran; akin to ON reisa to raise, OE risan to rise] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REAR — rear BrE AmE rɪə AmE rɪ ə r ▷ reared rɪəd AmE rɪ ə rd ▷ rearing ˈrɪər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REAR — / rɪə(r); NAmE rɪr/ noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. (usually the rear ) [ sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUARD — / gɑːd; NAmE gɑːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun PEOPLE WHO PROTECT 1. [ C ] a person, such as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REAR — I. rear 1 /rɪə $ rɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from rear- (in words such …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUARD — I. guard 1 S3 W3 /ɡɑːd $ ɡɑːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: garde …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REAR — n. & adj. --n. 1 the back part of anything. 2 the space behind, or position at the back of, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUARD — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from, against) watch over and defend or protect from harm. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REAR — n. & adj. n. 1 the back part of anything. 2 the space behind, or position at the back of, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUARD — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from, against) watch over and defend or protect from harm. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REAR — 1. n. & adj. --n. 1. the back part of anything. 2 the space behind, or position at the back …
Oxford English vocab
GUARD — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (often foll. by from, against) watch over and defend or protect from harm. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
REAR — ( rears, rearing, reared) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The rear …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUARD — ( guards, guarding, guarded) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REAR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a front/rear tyre ▪ I bought a set of new front tyres. a rear …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border guard ▪ the North Korean border guards a closely guarded/well-kept secret (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REAR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GUARD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
REAR — I. noun VERB + REAR ▪ bring up ▪ Three drummers brought up the ~ (= were last in the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
REAR — • ↑ at the rear • ↑ at/to the rear • ↑ bring up the rear • ↑ the rear
Longman Activator English vocab
REAR — n. 25B6; noun the rear of the building : BACK (PART), hind part, back end; Nautical stern. the rear of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GUARD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
REAR
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
REAR — I гл. 1) поднимать; возвышать; возносить Syn : lift 2., lift up 2) воздвигать; возводить, сооружать Syn : erect 2., …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GUARD — 1. сущ. 1) охрана, защита He marched under the guard of the soldiers. ≈ Он шел под охраной солдат. Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REAR — rear.ogg _I 1. rıə n 1. тыл in the rear - в тылу to bring up /to close/ the rear …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GUARD — guard.ogg 1. gɑ:d n 1. охрана; стража; караул; конвой guard company - воен. караульная рота guard dog - караульная собака …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REAR — 1) задняя часть; задняя сторона || задний; тыльный 2) метео тыл 3) поднимать(ся) 4) строить; воздвигать • - connector rear …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GUARD — 1) защита; предохранение || защищать; предохранять 2) ограждение || ограждать 3) направляющая линейка, проводка ( в прокатном стане ) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
REAR — 1) задняя часть; задняя сторона || задний; тыльный 2) метео тыл 3) поднимать(ся) 4) строить; воздвигать • - connector rear - fuselage rear - rear of cyclone
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GUARD — 1) защита; предохранение || защищать; предохранять 2) ограждение || ограждать 3) направляющая линейка, проводка (в прокатном стане) 4) англ. ж.-д. кондуктор 5) англ. ж.-д. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
REAR — 1) задний 2) задняя сторона 3) тыловой 4) хвостовой • at the right rear — справа сзади - rear chain - rear end - rear entrance - rear face - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GUARD — guard сущ.1) охрана, защита He marched under the guard of the soldiers. — Он шел под охраной солдат. Syn:protection, defence …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
REAR — _I 1. rıə n 1. тыл in the rear - в тылу to bring up /to close/ the rear - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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