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rear guard

NOUN
rear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back back door back end backside bottom butt rear end tail
STRONG
behind buttocks end heel hind hindquarters posterior postern rearward reverse rump seat stern tailpiece tush
WEAK
afterpart back seat hind part tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
WEAK
beginning

Example Sentences

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"The rear guard repair features a breakaway design that pivots away from the treadmill when it comes into contact with a person or object, shutting off power to the unit and decelerating the belt."

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

In private WhatsApp messages with a special adviser, he said he had to take "rear guard action" to ensure schools did not open, while the then-education secretary was battling to keep children in school.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

No one thinks these defensive units would have any chance of staving off the Russian army, but military experts say they could form a kind of insurgent rear guard, harassing and disruptive invading forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022

But they appeared to be the rear guard of an army in retreat.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2021

It was well past moonrise before the baggage train and rear guard straggled in.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin