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rearguard action

noun

Etymology

From rearguard + action.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from āctiō
  3. derived from aucion
  4. inherited from accioun
  5. compounded as rearguard action — “rearguard + action”

Definitions

  1. An offensive action by a rearguard.

  2. A desperate attempt to forestall the inevitable.

    • to fight a rearguard action

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