'Retired list' definitions:

Definition of 'Retired list'

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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 Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.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]