Retreat

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

   “In a retreat he outruns any lackey.”

2. isim The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
3. isim Withdrawal by a military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.

   “The general opted for a swift retreat because he saw his troops were vastly outnumbered.”

4. isim A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

   “a mountain retreat”

5. isim A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
6. isim A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.

   “We both need a week retreat after those two stressful years working in the city.”

7. isim A signal for a military withdrawal.
8. isim A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.

   “to-morrow the Royal Standard will be hoisted at Edinburgh Castle from reveille to retreat.”

9. isim A military ceremony to lower the flag.
10. isim The move of a piece from a threatened position.
11. fiil To withdraw from a position, go back.
12. fiil To withdraw military forces.

    “The general refused to order his soldiers to retreat, despite being vastly outnumbered.”

13. fiil To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
14. fiil To slope back.

    “a retreating forehead”

15. fiil Alternative form of re-treat.
16. özel isim A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
17. özel isim A locality in George Town council area and the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.