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rearguard

 
WordNet: rearguard
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bagtrop, bagstræber

idioms:

  • rearguard action    bagtropsaktion, forsvarsmanøvre, forhalingsmanøvre

Français (French)
n. - arrière-garde

idioms:

  • rearguard action    (monter) un combat d'arrière-garde

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachhut

idioms:

  • rearguard action    Nachhutgefecht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οπισθοφυλακή

idioms:

  • rearguard action    (στρατ., μτφ.) δράση οπισθοφυλακής

Italiano (Italian)
retroguardia

idioms:

  • rearguard action    azione di retroguardia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retaguarda (f)

idioms:

  • rearguard action    ação de retaguarda

Русский (Russian)
арьергард

idioms:

  • rearguard action    бой в арьергарде

Español (Spanish)
n. - retaguardia

idioms:

  • rearguard action    acción de retaguardia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eftertrupp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
后卫, 殿后抵挡, 无望取胜

idioms:

  • rearguard action    后卫战斗, 无望取胜的战争

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後衛, 殿后抵擋, 無望取勝

idioms:

  • rearguard action    後衛戰鬥, 無望取勝的戰爭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후위, 보수파

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後衛
adj. - 抵抗する

idioms:

  • rearguard action    しんがり

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יחידה עורפית (להגנה)‬


 
 
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