ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Foreguard

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Foreguard is a verb meaning (transitive) To guard beforehand.

Meaning

(transitive) To guard beforehand.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To guard in front.
  2. A forward guard, or guard placed out front.

Example Sentences

"[...] Rear guard to river-side, river to foreguard, foreguard to land-side, land-side to rear."
The surviving quillon is recurved horizontally and terminates in a small knob, but has adjacent to it a loop-shaped foreguard almost exactly like that on the Montagu sword.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include prevent, forewatch, forelearn, forestall, forewarn, foregaze.

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