[ˈvanɡɑːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas
(e.g: the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard)

- the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the foremost part of an army): shortening of Old French avan(t)garde, from avant ‘before’ + garde ‘guard’