# die Nachhut

die Nachhut is a German noun meaning “rear”. Forms: der Nachhut, die Nachhuten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Nachhut
- Plural: die Nachhuten

## In other languages

- Русский: воен. арьергард

## Meanings

1. rear, rearguard (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)
2. anyone who comes last
3. rearguard; rear guard; rear-guard
   - Eine starke Nachhut sollte ausgeschieden werden um die Truppen gegen Osten zu decken.

## Examples

- Eine Armee bestand aus Vorhut, Nachhut und Hauptstreitmacht. — An army was divided into the vanguard, the rearguard and the main body.

## Related words

- Antonym: Vorhut

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