English Explanatory Dictionary

retirade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle.

Word forms

retirade retirades

Etymology

From French retirade. Compare Spanish retirada (“retreat”). See retire.

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