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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNachhut
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nakh-hoot
"Die Nachhut sicherte den Rückzug der Truppen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The rear guard of an army or military force.
"The commander ordered the cavalry to protect the rereward against flanking maneuvers." - 2
The last part or trailing section of anything.
"They marched in the rereward of the long procession."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, formed as a combination of 'rear' (from Old French reire, ultimately from Latin retro meaning back) and 'ward' (denoting guard or protection). Historically used from the 14th century onwards in military contexts to denote the rearmost guard or rear division of an army.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rereward" is said worldwide
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arrière-garde
Transliteration: ar-ryer-gard
"L'arrière-garde protégeait la retraite de l'armée."
Nachhut
Transliteration: nakh-hoot
"Die Nachhut sicherte den Rückzug der Truppen."
retroguardia
Transliteration: re-tro-gwar-di-a
"La retroguardia difendeva il resto dell'esercito."
retaguardia
Transliteration: re-ta-gwar-dya
"La retaguardia protegió el avance de las tropas principales."
retaguarda
Transliteration: re-ta-gwar-da
"A retaguarda garantiu a segurança durante a retirada."
पिछला पहरा
Transliteration: pichala pahara
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सेना का पिछला पहरा बहुत सतर्क था।"
后卫
Transliteration: hòuwèi
Script: 中文汉字
"部队的后卫正在抵御敌人的进攻。"
후위
Transliteration: huwi
Script: 한국어 한글
"후위 부대가 본대의 안전을 지켰다."
後衛
Transliteration: kōei
Script: 日本語
"後衛部隊が軍の退路を援護した。"
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