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outguards

outguards is the plural of outguard.

Meaning of outguard

Noun

outguard (plural outguards)

  1. A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.
  2. (broadly) Anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.

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Questions about outguards

What is outguards the plural of?
Outguards is the plural of outguard.

Words near outguards in the dictionary

  1. outgrowth
  2. outgrowths
  3. outguard
  4. outguarded
  5. outguarding
  6. outguards
  7. outguess
  8. outguessed
  9. outguesses
  10. outguessing
  11. outguide

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