rearguard
11Rearguard Falls Provincial Park — is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, protecting the waterfall of the same name, which is on the Fraser River just above its emergence into the Rocky Mountain Trench at the community of Tete Jaune Cache. The park is easily accessed… …
12rearguard action — noun count or uncount a strong attempt to stop something bad from happening, even though it may be too late …
13rearguard action — ► NOUN ▪ a defensive action carried out by a retreating army …
14rearguard action — noun 1. : a defensive or delaying fight engaged in by a rear guard (as in covering the retreat of an army or the evacuation of a besieged garrison) 2. : an effort put forth by means of preventive or delaying measures or tactics and usually… …
15rearguard action — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rearguard action : singular rearguard action plural rearguard actions a strong attempt to stop something bad from happening, even though it may be too late …
16rearguard — noun a) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force. b) The defence, collectively the defenders. Ant …
17rearguard — rear|guard [ rır,gard ] noun count 1. ) the members of a political organization who are conservative and do not want the organization to change 2. ) the part of an army that is responsible for preventing it from being attacked from behind …
18rearguard — noun 1》 the soldiers at the rear of a body of troops, especially those protecting a retreating army. 2》 a reactionary or conservative faction. Origin ME: from OFr. rereguarde …
19rearguard action — noun a defensive action carried out by a retreating army …
20fight a rearguard action — to try very hard to prevent something from happening when it is probably too late to prevent it. The unions were fighting a rearguard action against the government s attempt to strip them of their powers. (often + against) …
