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retroguard

retroguard noun: rearguard.

Noun

retroguard (plural retroguards)

  1. rearguard

Forms of retroguard

pluralretroguards

Origin of retroguard

From retro- + guard.

Questions about retroguard

What does retroguard mean?
Retroguard means rearguard.
What part of speech is retroguard?
Retroguard is a noun.
What is the plural of retroguard?
The plural of retroguard is retroguards.

Words near retroguard in the dictionary

  1. retrogressive
  2. retrogressively
  3. retrogressiveness
  4. retrogressives
  5. retrogressivity
  6. retroguard
  7. retroguards
  8. retrohepatic
  9. retrohilar
  10. retrohippocampal
  11. retrohome

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