ALL meanings of vanguard
van·guard
V v - noun vanguard the leaders of any intellectual or political movement. 1
- noun vanguard (initial capital letter) Rocketry. a U.S. three-stage, satellite-launching rocket, the first two stages powered by liquid-propellant engines and the third by a solid-propellant engine. 1
- noun vanguard leading edge 1
- noun vanguard military: front units 1
- noun vanguard the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van. 1
- noun vanguard the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like. 1
- noun vanguard The leading units at the front of an army or fleet. 0
- noun vanguard (by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement. 0
- singular noun vanguard If someone is in the vanguard of something such as a revolution or an area of research, they are involved in the most advanced part of it. You can also refer to the people themselves as the vanguard. 0
- singular noun vanguard The vanguard of an army is the part of it that goes into battle first. 0
- noun vanguard the leading division or units of a military force 0
- noun vanguard the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position 0
- noun vanguard the part of an army which goes ahead of the main body; the van 0
- noun vanguard the leading position or persons in a movement, field of endeavor, etc. 0