a small group of soldiers who go ahead of the main body of troops to prepare the way for their arrival, or any group that does the same thing or arrives ahead of the main body
The 20-strong advance party will be followed by another 600 soldiers as part of U.N.relief efforts.
We're the advance party. The others will be along in half an hour.
Examples of 'advance party' in a sentence
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But although a small advance party carried on to Haiti, the majority could not get clearance for onward flights.