Pasukan belakang

Pasukan belakang adalah bahagian dari pasukan tentera yang melindunginya dari serangan belakang, samada ketika kemaraan atau pengunduran. Istilah ini juga boleh digunakan untuk menunjuk pasukan-pasukan yang melindungi barisan, seperti talian komunikasi, di belakang ketumbukan darat.^[1] Secara lebih umum, tindakan pasukan belakang boleh merujuk secara idiom kepada satu usaha mencegah sesuatu walaupun ia mungkin terlalu lambat untuk dihalang; maksud idiomatik ini boleh digunakan dalam konteks ketenteraan atau bukan ketenteraan.

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Oxford English Dictionary:
- rearguard n.1.b: A body of troops detached from the main force to bring up and protect the rear, esp. in the case of a retreat. Also fig. and in extended use."
- "rear guard, n.2: Chiefly Brit. The guard at the rear of a railway train."

[1] Oxford English Dictionary:
rearguard n.1.b: A body of troops detached from the main force to bring up and protect the rear, esp. in the case of a retreat. Also fig. and in extended use."

"rear guard, n.2: Chiefly Brit. The guard at the rear of a railway train."

[2] rearguard n.1.b: A body of troops detached from the main force to bring up and protect the rear, esp. in the case of a retreat. Also fig. and in extended use."

[3] "rear guard, n.2: Chiefly Brit. The guard at the rear of a railway train."

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