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REAR RANK

Definition: REAR RANK

REAR RANK

1. (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Synonyms within Context: REAR RANK

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Rear

Noun: rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard; background, hinterland.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: REAR RANK

English words defined with "REAR RANK": File marchingRear front. (references)

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Photo Album: REAR RANK

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

U.S. Negro troops in New Guinea. "Parade rest" command is given to soldiers holding "retreat" formation in New Guinea. Apparently third soldier is rear rank failed to hear command. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Anagrams: REAR RANK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-k-n-r-r-r"

-2 letters: arrear, ranker.

-3 letters: anear, arena, raker, rarer, reran.

-4 letters: arak, area, earn, kana, kane, karn, kern, knar, nark, near, rake, rank, rare, rear.

-5 letters: ana, ane, are, ark, ear, era, ern, err, kae, kea, ken, nae, ran.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: REAR RANK


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 41 52      52 41 4E 4B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01000001 01010010 00100000 01010010 01000001 01001110 01001011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#65 &#82 &#32 &#82 &#65 &#78 &#75

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0041 0052      0052 0041 004E 004B

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52393552252354845

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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