| Avant-guard |
The van or advanced body of an army. See Vanguard. |
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| Axle guard |
The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England. |
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| Stack |
A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch. |
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| Stack |
A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity. |
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| Stack |
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. |
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| Stack |
A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof. Hence: |
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| Stack |
Any single insulated and prominent structure, or upright pipe, which affords a conduit for smoke; as, the brick smokestack of a factory; the smokestack of a steam vessel. |
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| Stack |
A section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved. |
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| Stack |
A data structure within random-access memory used to simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack. |
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| Stack |
To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood. |
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| Castle-guard |
The guard or defense of a castle. |
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| Castle-guard |
A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward. |
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| Castle-guard |
A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. |
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| Guard |
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for. |
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| Guard |
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. |
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| Guard |
To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc. |
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| Guard |
To fasten by binding; to gird. |
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| Guard |
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes. |
v. i. |
| Guard |
One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection. |
v. t. |
| Guard |
A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel. |
v. t. |