forward positions
Ahead of main
Forward positions are military locations closest to enemy forces, ahead of the main defensive line.
The term extends to any advanced placement—in sports, forward positions are near the opponent's goal; in business, they're strategic footholds in new markets.
Troops moved into forward positions overnight.
The company established forward positions in emerging economies.
- advanceMove or progress forward
- front lineCombat's forward edge
- frontlineCombat's forward position
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- attackAggressive act against another
vanguard · advance party · point man · outpost · trench · no man's land · scout · flank · deployment · assault · charge · spearhead · enemy lines · salient · bridgehead · beachhead · picket · reconnaissance
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
- battlefieldsGettysburg, Waterloo, front lines, Antietam, frontline
- Military Routessupply lines, convoys, troop movements, invasion routes, evacuation routes
forward positionsrear guard
Troops covering a retreat
rear echelon · rearguard · rear area · support positions · headquarters
forward, positions, position, ward, forwards, forwarded, forwarding, forwarder, positioned