vanguard
Nouns
- (n) the leading units moving at the head of an army van,
- (n) any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) avant-garde, van, new wave,
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(n) the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
- the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
- the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy