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noun
A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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verb
To serve as an outguard at.
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verb
To do a better job of guarding than.
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History
From out + guard or out- + guard.
