The act of walking or moving about in advance of something else, or movement that precedes another action.
From Latin 'ante-' (before) + 'ambulatio' (a walking about), the noun form of anteambulate describing the action of advance walking.
Medieval explorers engaged in anteambulation as a matter of survival — scouts would walk ahead through unknown terrain to ensure the main group wasn't walking into danger.
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