avanzada

Definitions of avanzada
  1. noun
    a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
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    type of:
    incursión, penetración
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  2. noun
    a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
  3. noun
    a settlement on the frontier of civilization
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    type of:
    colonia
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
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