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Showing words for REARGUARD using the English dictionary
9 Letter Words for Rearguard
rearguard
7 Letter Words for Rearguard
guarder, reguard
6 Letter Words for Rearguard
ardure, argued, arguer, arrage, arrear, darger, dargue, dragae, garred, garuda, gerara, grader, radeau, radeur, radger, redrag, redrug, regard, rudera
5 Letter Words for Rearguard
adage, adrue, adure, agued, agura, arage, araru, ardea, arder, aread, arear, argue, arrau, auger, aurar, darer, darga, darre, drear, durga, durra, edgar, gader, garad, garau, garda, garde, garre, garua, gaure, grade, grued, guara, guard, radar, radge, ragde, raged, rager, rared, rarer, redug, regar, regur, ruder, rudge, rudra, rugae, urare, urged, urger
4 Letter Words for Rearguard
adar, agad, agar, aged, ager, agua, ague, arad, arar, ardu, area, ared, areg, auge, aura, daer, dare, darg, darr, daur, dear, degu, drag, dreg, drug, duar, duer, dura, durr, eard, egad, euda, gade, gaea, gara, gard, gare, gaud, gaur, gear, grad, grue, guar, gude, gurr, raad, rada, rade, raga, rage, rara, rare, read, rear, regd, regr, rude, rued, ruer, ruga, urde, urea, urge
3 Letter Words for Rearguard
ade, aer, aga, age, agr, ara, ard, are, arg, arr, aru, aud, aug, dae, dag, dar, dau, dea, deg, der, due, dug, dur, ead, ear, eau, era, erd, erg, err, gad, gar, gau, ged, ger, gra, grr, gud, gue, gur, rad, rag, rea, red, reg, rud, rue, rug, ura, urd, ure
Definitions for Rearguard
[1] of or relating to a rear guard.
[2] designed to oppose or prevent in a defensive way: a rearguard strategy.
[3] a detachment detailed to protect the rear of a military formation, esp in retreat
[4] an entrenched or conservative element, as in a political party
[5] rearguard action an action fought by a rearguard a defensive action undertaken to try to stop something happening or continuing
Words nearby Rearguard
rear sight, rear-end, rear-ender, rear-view mirror, reardon, rearguard, rearm, rearmost, rearmouse, rearrange, rearview mirror
Origin of Rearguard
First recorded in 1895–1900; attributive use of rear guard
Word origin for Rearguard
C15: from Old French rereguarde (modern French arrière-garde ), from rer , from Latin retro back + guarde guard ; compare vanguard