rearguard action

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rearguard action n (Mil) → azione f di retroguardia (fig) → azione f dilatoria

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rear rearguard			Yorkshire did, at least, stage a rearguard action to grab a vital draw after Nottinghamshire had looked odds on to win at Scarborough. WAR OF ROSES; Tykes' relegation fear to spark off a second by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) NORTHAMPTON 0 BRISTOL ROVERS 0 PAUL TROLLOPE'S Rovers produced a rearguard action to get their season back on track at Six fields. TROLLOPE'S GOOD POINT WELL MADE; COCA-COLA LEAGUE 0NE In association ... by The Mirror (London, England) Byline: BY JOHN WILLIAMS Rossendale 14 Liverpool SH 10 THE proverbial game of two halves resulted in a North Two West defeat for LSH at Rossendale as despite a spirited rearguard action they surrendered a 10-0 halftime lead. LSH surrender first half advantage; LOCAL RUGBY UNION by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			rear echelon rear end Rear front rear guard rear lamp rear light Rear line rear of barrel rear of tube Rear rank rear sight rear spoiler Rear vassal rear window rear-end rear-engined rear-guard Rear-horse rear-mounted rear-view mirror rear-wheel drive Reardon Reardorse Rearer rearguard rearguard action reargue Reargument rearing Rearing bit Rearly rearm rearmament rearming rearmost rearmouse rearrange rearrangement rearview mirror rearward rearwards Reascend Reascension Reascent reason reason out reasonable reasonable care reasonableness reasonably reasoned			Rear-window defogger Rear-window wiper Rear-window wiper Rear. 1 rear1 rear2 REARB Rearchitectured NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System Reardon Reardon Smith Whittaker Reardon, Edwin Reardorse reared reared reared reared head reared head reared its head reared its head reared up reared up Rearendis Numbicitis rearer rearer rearer rearers rearers rearfoot valgus rearguard rearguard rearguard action rearguard actions rearguards reargue reargued reargues rearguing Reargument rearing rearing rearing Rearing bit rearing head rearing head rearing its head rearing its head Rearing of children Rearing of children rearing up rearing up Rearly rearm rearm rearm Rearm, Refuel, and Resupply Point rearmament rearmaments rearmed rearming rearming rearmost

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