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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024van•guard /ˈvænˌgɑrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarythe front part of an advancing army.
- [countable* usually singular;
often: the + ~] the forefront in any political movement or field of study.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024van•guard (van′gärd′),USA pronunciation n. - Militarythe foremost division or the front part of an army;
advance guard;
van. - the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.
- the leaders of any intellectual or political movement.
- Rocketry(cap.) a U.S. three-stage, satellite-launching rocket, the first two stages powered by liquid-propellant engines and the third by a solid-propellant engine.
- Middle French avangarde, variant of avant-garde; see avaunt, guard
- earlier van(d)gard(e) 1480–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vanguard /ˈvænˌɡɑːd/ n - the leading division or units of a military force
- the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position: the vanguard of modern literature
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + garde guard |