plural. The advance-guard of an army. Chiefly transferred and figurative.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front (24) forerunnerseOE plural. The advance-guard of an army. Chiefly transferred and figurative. vantward1297 The vanguard of an army. formerward13.. The vanguard. forme-ward13.. vanguard. vamward1338 The vanguard of a host or army. fronta1375 Military. The foremost line or part of an army or battalion. Also, †a rank (obsolete), and in words of command; e.g. files to the front, right in… pointa1382 The front or leading edge of a group. The van or front line of an army. Obsolete. rare. frontier?a1400 The front line or foremost part of an army. Hence ‘attack, resistance’ in to make frontier (tr. Old French faire frontière). Obsolete. vawarda1400 Military. = vanguard, n. 1. forayc1425 The advance-guard of an army. avantwardc1440 = avant-garde, n., vanguard, n. avant-garde1470 The foremost part of an army; the vanguard or van. vanward1476 = vantward, n. vantguard1485 Military. = vanguard, n. 1. vanguard1487 Military. The foremost division of an army; the forefront or van. foreward1490 The first line of an army, vanguard, front. in foreward: in the van. forefront1513 The ‘front’ of an army, the front rank. foremen1577 plural. The front rank. Obsolete. forefight?1611 The front rank (of an army). vaunta1616 The van of an army. van1633 The foremost division or detachment of a military or naval force when advancing or set in order for doing so. first line1663 The foremost line of a body of troops, deployed for immediate contact with the enemy; the front line. Also in extended use. front line1677 Military. The foremost line or part of an armed force; the furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged. Cf… firing line1859 The front line of troops in a battle. |
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