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Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Architecture / Document about castle, fortifications, and reconstruction in Spain | | Spanish term or phrase: a modo de avanzada | text: "El resto del islote, que se rodearía de una muralla perimetral, quedaría a modo de avanzada que protegía el fuerte desde el mar."
I'm not sure what "avanzada" is referring to in the text.
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  Pablo Julián Davis
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4 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 a sort of advance guard [or] first line of defense
Explanation:
Dicc.RAE: "3. f. Partida de soldados destacada del cuerpo principal, para observar de cerca al enemigo y precaver sorpresas."
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