Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - rearguard
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Rearguard
rearguard
~ n fight a rearguard action a) to make a determined effort to prevent a change that you think is bad, although it seems too late to stop it (A rearguard action is being fought against the sale of the land for business development.) b) if an army fights a rearguard action, it defends itself at the back against an enemy that is chasing it
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1. In a battle, the rearguard is a group of soldiers who protect the back part of an army, especially when the army is leaving the battle. N-SING: the N 2. If someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed. (JOURNALISM) Mr Urban looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
adjective Date: 1898 of or relating to resistance especially to sweeping social forces fought a ~ action against automation ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a body of troops detached to protect the rear, esp. in retreats. 2 a defensive or conservative element in an organization etc. Phrases and idioms rearguard action 1 Mil. an engagement undertaken by a rearguard. 2 a defensive stand in argument etc., esp. when losing. Etymology: OF rereguarde (as RETRO-, GUARD) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. воен. арьергард; тыльный отряд; тыльное охранение; заслон rearguard action —- арьергардный бой; действия арьергарда rearguard support —- тыльный отряд арьергарда 2. воен. ав. группа прикрытия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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