Definition of Vanguard

1. Noun. The leading units moving at the head of an army.

Exact synonyms: Van
Generic synonyms: Army Unit

2. Noun. Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts).
Exact synonyms: Avant-garde, New Wave, Van
Generic synonyms: Art Movement, Artistic Movement

3. Noun. The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field. "The idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
Exact synonyms: Cutting Edge, Forefront
Generic synonyms: Perspective, Position, View

Definition of Vanguard

1. n. The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.

2. n. The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.

Definition of Vanguard

1. the forefront of a movement [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vanguard

vaneless
Vanellus
Vanern
vanes
vanessa
Vanessa
vanessas
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa Bell
Vanessa Stephen
Vanessa virginiensis
vanessian
vang
vanglo
vangs
vanguard (current term)
vanguardism
vanguardisms
vanguardist
vanguardists
vanguards
Vanguards of Conquest
Vangueria
Vangueria infausta
Vangueria madagascariensis
vanilla
vanilla
vanillas
vanillate
vanillate 1-hydroxylase

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