How to pronounce “retreat”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
• A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
• (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
• A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
• (military) A signal for a military withdrawal.
• (military) A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
• (military) A military ceremony to lower the flag.
• (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
• (intransitive) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
• (intransitive) To slope back.

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