vanguard
Meaning of vanguard
noun
- a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.
the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard
- the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force.
late Middle English (denoting the foremost part of an army): shortening of Old French avan(t)garde, from avant ‘before’ + garde ‘guard’.
Information about vanguard
- It is a name.
- The plural form of vanguard is: vanguards.
- Languages in which vanguard is used:
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Hyphenation of vanguard
van-guard
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- vanguard is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
vanguard synonyms
Meaning van:
Meaning avant-garde:
Meaning forefront:
Translation of vanguard
- German: Avantgarde
- French: avant-garde
- Portuguese: vanguarda
- Spanish: vanguardia
- Italian: avanguardia
Words that rhyme with vanguard
Eduard, AutoGuard, Coastguard, Estraguard, Fishguard, Uvaguard, Vanguard, Ziguard, afterguard, armguard, beguard, blackguard, bodyguard, coastguard, counterguard, dressguard, enguard, esguard, fingerguard, fireguard, guard, hatguard, headguard, healthguard, lifeguard, loinguard, mailguard, mudguard, neckguard, nonguard, noseguard, offguard, outguard, preguard, rearguard, reguard, safeguard, shinguard, sneezeguard, splashguard, underguard, unguard, vantguard, watchguard, Eluard, Edouard, Jacquard, jacquard, Gottuard
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