This week's theme: what does that company name mean? vanguard (VAN-gard) noun
1. The forefront of an army. 2. The leading position in a movement; people at the head of a movement. [Shortening of French avant-garde, from avant (before) + garde (guard).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=vanguard -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Boeing began to view its Russian staff as the vanguard of a new push into the European market, and in 1998 it opened its Moscow Design Center, which a year ago boasted nearly 700 engineers." Stanley Holmes and Simon Ostrovsky; The New Cold War at Boeing; BusinessWeek (New York); Feb 3, 2003. A few messages from our sponsors: Do you want to improve your writing skills? Visit http://DailyWritingTips.com Grammar, punctuation, spelling, freelance writing and more! Rave reviews for orijinz! "Best game for thinking adults in a long time." "Congratulations! Great game!" "Great fun" Only $14.95. http://entspire.com ............................................................................ Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, thirst that is unquenchable? -Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931) Online Chat: Join us in a chat with Seth Lerer, author of "Inventing English" on Wed, Feb 6, 7pm Pacific (GMT -8). details at http://wordsmith.org/chat Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/vanguard.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/vanguard.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/vanguard.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".