Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
F. retraite, fr. retraire, to withdraw, L. retrahere,; pref. re-, re- + trahere, to draw. See Trace, and cf. Retract Retrace
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
O. Fr. retrete—L. retractus, pa.p. of retrahĕre.
In literature:
We retreated, therefore, baffled and disheartened.
"The Battle of New Orleans" by Zachary F. Smith
Other circumstances operating against him, Oglethorpe commenced his retreat from Florida and reached Frederica July 10, 1740.
"An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America" by J. P. MacLean
Finally St. Clair ordered a retreat.
"Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3." by Benson J. Lossing
Surrounded with ice, and no opening for advance or retreat, so as to be obliged to remain immovable.
"The Sailor's Word-Book" by William Henry Smyth
The rest found themselves obliged to make a hasty retreat to the east bank.
"New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915" by Various
How to retreat from such a position was the supreme question.
"The Two Great Retreats of History" by George Grote
At retreat the flag is lowered at the last note of retreat.
"Manual of Military Training" by James A. Moss
A retreat with this force into the vast interior would have left Napoleon as a general just where he was before.
"The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte" by William Milligan Sloane
Whither could they retreat?
"The Plant Hunters" by Mayne Reid
There was but one way in which he could have retreated, and that was backward down the slope.
"Bruin" by Mayne Reid
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In poetry:
Though on the field that Death has won,
She save some stragglers in retreat;--
These single acts of mercy done
Are but confessions of defeat.
"For The Meeting Of The National Sanitary Association" by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A waver through the English hosts, and then,
Like some retreating sea,
They fled, and, fleeing, left their heaps of slain,
And Scotland once more free.
"Bannockburn" by Alexander Anderson
A while he stood upon his feet;
He felt the motion—took his seat;
Still better pleased as more and more
The tide retreated from the shore,
And sucked, and sucked him in.
"Memorials Of A Tour In Scotland, 1803" by William Wordsworth
FAREWEL gay Summer! now the changing wind
That Autumn brings commands thee to retreat;
It fades the roses which thy temples bind,
And the green sandals which adorn thy feet.
"Sonnet On The Approach Of Autumn" by Amelia Opie
Farewell gay Summer! now the changing wind
That Autumn brings commands thee to retreat;
It fades the roses which thy temples bind,
And the green sandals which adorn thy feet.
"On the Approach of Autumn" by Amelia Opie
Then an old man in a tower,
Ringing loud the noontide hour,
While the rope coils round and round
Like a serpent at his feet,
And again, in swift retreat,
Nearly lifts him from the ground.
"The Ropewalk. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The First)" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In news:
In cities and suburbs from New York to Los Angeles, wealthy homeowners no longer are the only ones retreating behind gates .
The region, known for its red tiles and retreats, isn't just for the elite anymore.
As the glacier ice retreated, it left behind some giant ice babies.
This being Holy Week I got to thinking about being on retreat at Assumption Abbey just before Easter in 2005.
Alberta's priciest home: Canmore mountain retreat features totem poles, wine grotto .
Martin Geissler of Independent Television News reports from eastern Libya on the retreat of government forces from several cities there.
A Retreat Outside of Hanoi .
Barbara Lent completely refurbished the Red Hen House, a retreat center drawing people from all over the United States to Brooten.
Carrollton died Wednesday afternoon, Jan 19, 2011, in Golden Age Retreat at Carrollton.
Prescott House considered as veterans retreat center.
If those last three aren't part of the typical soundscape at your weekend retreat, your family hasn't discovered the fun of horseshoe pitching.
But those who have been invited to the NCAA presidential retreat and the man who is hosting it insist that won't be the case.
Seaside towns retreating from erosion.
Military Not Retreating on Clean Energy.
Meeting the Beatles, retreating to the Rockies.
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In science:
Either one retreats to the viewpoint of rewriting, thinking of Table 1 as a twolevel rewrite system.
Symbolic Analysis for Boundary Problems: From Rewriting to Parametrized Gr\"obner Bases
We see that the optically thick disk does retreat during the decline, but more slowly than predicted by the advective models, posing problems for this description of the accretion flow.
Relativistic smearing of the reflection spectrum in Galactic Black Hole Candidates
Thus, the observed transition from high (soft) to low (hard) state does seem to involve a retreat of the optically thick material, as proposed by .
Relativistic smearing of the reflection spectrum in Galactic Black Hole Candidates
In a series of meetings, starting in Groningen, the Netherlands (August 2002) and culminating in a ‘science retreat’ in Leiden (November 2003), the SKA International Science Advisory Committee (ISAC), conceived of, and carried-out, a complete revision of the SKA science case.
Science with the Square Kilometer Array: Motivation, Key Science Projects, Standards and Assumptions
Proposals were solicited from the community, and debated within the ISAC at the Geraldton SKA (August 2003) and at the Leiden science retreat (November 2003). A consensus was reached by the ISAC to put-forward five KSPs for the SKA to the International SKA Steering Committee (ISSC).
Science with the Square Kilometer Array: Motivation, Key Science Projects, Standards and Assumptions
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