Definitions
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
Word origin
Earlier forms included vandgard and (a)vantgard with or without aphetism, derived from Old French avan(t)garde (“before guard”). Doublet of avant-garde and vaward.
Used in a sentence
“They ſay, that the King diuided his Armie into three Battailes; whereof the Vant-guard onely well ſtrengthened with wings, came to fight.”
“The outsiders are looking more like insiders, the vanguard of a cultural and political shift that could be far more profound than in his first presidency.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Leading edge”8 letters
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