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Webster's Online English Dictionary

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retreat


retreat is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of retiring or withdrawing one`s self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. In a retreat he oShak.

[2] The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat. L`Estrange. That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat. Dryden.

[3] 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.

[4] The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

[5] 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.

[6] A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.

[7] A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat.


Synonyms:

asylum
departure
privacy
retirement
seclusion
shelter
solitude
withdrawment
refug

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