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Alternative spelling of advance guard [A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.]
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(military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
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An individual test of a component, such as an electrical or mechanical device, that is performed with the component removed from its normal operating environment, notionally on a workshop bench.
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A notice carried by military personnel, addressed to any civilians who may come across them when they are in trouble, requesting that assistance be offered to them in such situations.
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(transitive) To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
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(US, chiefly politics) An advantageous position from which to express one's views.
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A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
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(computing) A computer consultant who advises non-profit organizations.
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A marching formation consisting of a line of people standing side by side in a row.
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A body of military officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.
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(military) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
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(military) The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service.
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(military) The duty time soldiers have at their domestic home base between foreign deployments.
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(military) Practice in battle formations and maneuvers.
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A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
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(military) A day for manoeuvres and tactical exercises in "the field".
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Alternative spelling of gatekeep [To control or limit access to something.]
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(military) A military action launched by land, using ground troops.
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(military) The condition of troops fully equipped for field service.
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(historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
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Instructions for action.
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To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade.
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A large-scale activity involving military forces from multiple countries or commands, designed to demonstrate the level of alliance between those forces and their ability to coordinate, as a signal to potential military adversaries.
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(military) A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
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A product that sells well.
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(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
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A military picket or outpost.
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(military) Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
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(military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills.
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(military) An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.
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(in street addresses) Abbreviation of parade. [(military) Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.]
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(military) The act or movement of forming a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision
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(military) An advantageous defensive support; a foothold.
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(military) The art of siege warfare, namely, that of conducting or resisting a siege; siegecraft.
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Synonym of post (“on post-horses; by a relay of horses, for speed”)
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(transitive) To form soldiers into a regiment.
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(military) The appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
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A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.
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(idiomatic) Any vantage point providing an excellent view.
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(military, medicine) A lineup of sick or injured soldiers who report to a medic, and are assessed by a triage system
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The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
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(military) A military display or pageant.
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(historical) Deportation to a penal colony.
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The act of marching in a troop.
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(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
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(archaic) The vanguard of an army.
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(travel, hotel, hospitality industry) A pre-arranged list of compensation that will be offered to clients whose reserved room is not available at time of check-in.
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(medicine) A regular visit paid by the medical staff to hospital inpatients under their care, in order to review their progress.
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