Definitions for: Vanguard

[n] the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
[n] the leading units moving at the head of an army
[n] artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time

Webster (1913) Definition: Van"guard`, n. [For vantguard, avantguard, F.
avant-garde; avant before, fore + garde guard. See Avant,
Ab-,Ante-, and Guard, and cf. Advance, Vamp, Van
of an army, Vaward.] (Mil.)
The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard;
the van.

Synonyms: avant garde, cutting edge, forefront, van

See Also: army unit, art movement, artistic movement, perspective, position, view

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