殿部隊しんがりぶたい

noun

rear guard; rear guard unit

Military term for the unit or force that protects the rear of a formation, especially during a retreat. Also used metaphorically for the last or trailing element in a group.

See also: 殿軍

• 殿部しんがりぶ隊たいは敵てきの追つい撃げきを食くい止とめながら撤てっ退たいした。

  The rear guard unit retreated while holding off the enemy's pursuit.

• 彼かれはマラソンで殿しんがり部ぶ隊たいを走はしっている。

  He is running at the back of the pack in the marathon.