vanguard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vanguard	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for vanguard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vanguard n the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn: vanguard, van] any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) Synonym(s): avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" Synonym(s): vanguard, forefront, cutting edge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanguard \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.