Retreat ¹

Definition: The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.

Retreat ²

Definition: 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.

Retreat ³

Definition: The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

Retreat ⁴

Definition: 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.

Retreat ⁵

Definition: A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.

Retreat ⁶

Definition: 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.

Retreat ⁷

Definition: To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.

retreat ⁸

Definition: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat"

retreat ⁹

Definition: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy''s superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

retreat ¹⁰

Definition: an area where you can be alone

retreat ¹¹

Definition: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

retreat ¹²

Definition: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

retreat ¹³

Definition: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

retreat ¹⁴

Definition: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

retreat ¹⁵

Definition: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

retreat ¹⁶

Definition: move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

retreat ¹⁷

Definition: move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"