Also means
rear
Usage Note
Retaguardia is the military zone or force behind the front line; its antonym is vanguardia. Figuratively it means a supporting or conservative position: quedarse en la retaguardia ('to stay in the background'). The plural retaguardias is regular.
Examples
"Las tropas protegían la retaguardia."
Natural Translation
The troops were protecting the rearguard.

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