'Retired flank' definitions:

Definition of 'Retired flank'

From: GCIDE
  • Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
  • 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. [1913 Webster]
  • A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. [1913 Webster]
  • Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work.
  • Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*tired"ly}, adv. -- {Re*tired"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]