Found 2 items, similar to vanguard.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vanguard vanguard n 1: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn: van] 2: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: avant-garde, van, new wave ] 3: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field [syn: forefront, cutting edge]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vanguard Vanguard \Van"guard`\, n. [For vantguard, avantguard, F. avant-garde; avant before, fore + garde guard. See Avant, Ab-,Ante-, and Guard, and cf. Advance, Vamp, Van of an army, Vaward.] (Mil.) The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van. [1913 Webster]