outguard

A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.

Anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.

To serve as an outguard at.

The defense complex itself, not unlike that organized in and around Abu Ageila, consisted of several batallion strongpoints outguarded and flank protected by platoon, detachment, and company sized units.

To most of them Dong Tre was only a place somewhere other than the port that they outguarded.

To do a better job of guarding than.

He outguessed, outscored, and outguarded the Tiger, though the latter in a guard position showed that he was a real basketball man.

Whereas, the Bulls outgunned, outguarded and outplayed the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, June 12, to claim their fourth victory in the best-of seven series for the National Basketball Association title; […]