vaward UK /ˈvɔːwəd/US /ˈvɔwɚd/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •On or towards the front; vanward. noun1 •The vanguard.Then they were marched off to the railway station with the band in the vaward playing ‘Have you ever caught your ballocks in a rat trap?’ — 1988 formsvawards