• n.
    ⦿(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
    lexical concept
  • the disorderly retreat of French troops

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wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized senseenl:retreat
wn:interlingual indexili:i35704

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