# outguard

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.
2. Anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.

## Etymology
From out + guard or out- + guard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outguard