| Retreat |
The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. |
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| Retreat |
The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. |
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| Retreat |
The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position. |
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| Retreat |
The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. |
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| Retreat |
A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action. |
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