'Retreat' definitions:

Definition of 'retreat'

(from WordNet)
noun
(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"
noun
A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
noun
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
noun
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
noun
An area where you can be alone [syn: hideaway, retreat]
noun
Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" [syn: retirement, retreat]
noun
The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) [ant: advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression]
verb
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress]
verb
Move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
verb
Move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: retrograde, retreat]
verb
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" [syn: retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw]

Definition of 'Retreat'

From: GCIDE
  • Retreat \Re*treat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Retreating.] To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field. [1913 Webster]
  • The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea their furious tide. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Retreat'

From: GCIDE
  • Retreat \Re*treat"\, n. [F. retraite, fr. retraire to withdraw, L. retrahere; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Retract, Retrace.]
  • 1. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. [1913 Webster]
  • In a retreat he o?truns any lackey. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. [1913 Webster]
  • He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mil. & Naval.) (a) 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. (b) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. (c) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: A retreat is properly an orderly march, in which circumstance it differs from a flight. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Eccl.) (a) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. (b) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion; solitude; privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'retreat'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Retreat, TX -- U.S. town in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Retreat, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000) :
339
Housing Units (2000) :
127
Land area (2000) :
4.962652 sq. miles (12.853209 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.018891 sq. miles (0.048928 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.981543 sq. miles (12.902137 sq. km)
FIPS code :
61616
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
32.051204 N, 96.474394 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.