advance guard
body of troops sent ahead of the others to provide protection
Vanguard
advance guard
Synonyms and related words:
airhead, armed guard, avant-garde, bank guard, battle line, beachhead, bridgehead, coast guard, cordon, cordon sanitaire, farthest outpost, first line, forefront, front, front line, front rank, front-runner, garrison, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, guard, guarder, guardsman, inlying picket, innovation, jailer, latest fad, latest fashion, latest wrinkle, line, new look, newfangled device, novelty, outguard, outpost, picket, pioneer, point, precursor, railhead, rear guard, scout, security guard, spearhead, the in thing, the last word, the latest thing, train guard, van, vanguard, warder,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
advance-guard
ADVANCE GUARD
AVANGUARDIA. GRAN GUARDIA. PICCOLA GUARDIA