Synonyms for advance guard
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
1. Vanguard — A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering…
vanguard, avant-guard dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.
Related words
- Other spellings
- advance-guard
Example sentences
- vanguard The Communist Party is the vanguard of the working class.
By length
- 8 letters
- vanguard2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vanguard2 = 2 syllables).