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Etymology

From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret (to draw back), from Latin retrahere (retract).

Pronunciation

Noun

retreat (plural retreats)

  1. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  2. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  3. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy, or security.
  4. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
  5. A period of meditation, prayer or study
  6. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
  7. A signal for a military withdrawal.
  8. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  9. A military ceremony to lower the flag.

See also

Verb

to retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated)

  1. To withdraw military forces.

Translations

To withdraw military forces
  • Japanese: 退却する ja(ja) (taikyaku-suru), 後退する ja(ja) (kōtai-suru)
  • Korean: 후퇴하다 (hutoehada)
  • Latin: pedem referre la(la)
  • Persian: عقب نشینی (aqab nišīnī)
  • Portuguese: retirar-se
  • Russian: отступать ru(ru) (otstupát') (impf.), отступить ru(ru) (otstupít') (pf.), ретироваться ru(ru) (retirovát'sja) (impf.)
  • Spanish: retirarse es(es)
  • Swedish: retirera sv(sv)

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