retreat meaning

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Retreat or re-treat may refer to:
Retreat (bugle call), a military signal for the end of day,
Retreat (military), a withdrawal of military forces
Retreat (spiritual), a religious or spiritual term for time taken to reflect or meditate

NounPLretreatsPREré-
1. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
VerbSGretreatsPRretreatingPT, PPretreated
1. To withdraw military forces.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - This future eatery, Mom’s, is a combination bistro, hair salon, art gallery and homey retreat for the hipoisie.
  - You know that your arrangments for the fight are actually made; that already the British army is commanded by a Franco-British Council of War; that there is no possible honourable retreat for you.
  - Potholes or sloughs formed by a glacier’s retreat from the central plains of North America, are now known to be some of the world’s most productive ecosystems.
2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - France was already on the way out of Mexico when he intervened, and his fullhanded shove only accelerated the retreat.

Meaning of retreat for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "retreat" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.

Definiteness: Level 7

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