- (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"
- withdraw: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- retrograde: move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
- "Retreat" is the sixth story arc of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series of comic books, based upon the television series of the same name, and is written by television screenwriter Jane Espenson. ...
- "Retreat (Cries My Heart)" is a popular song, written by Nancy Farnsworth, Tommy Furtado, and Anita Boyer in 1952.
- Retreat railway station is a Metrorail station in Retreat, a suburb of Cape Town. It is a stop on the Southern Line, and the terminus of the Cape Flats Line. ...
- A withdrawal is a type of military operation, generally meaning retreating forces back while maintaining contact with the enemy. A withdrawal may be undertaken as part of a general retreat, to consolidate forces, to occupy ground that is more easily defended, or to lead the enemy into an ambush. ...
- Retreat is a historic home located at Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a one story, clapboard-sheathed, frame house with a double chimney. The principal part of the house was built about 1770. ...
- The term retreat has several related meanings, all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one's usual environment in order to become immersed in a particular subject matter. ...
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant; The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position; A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy, or security; A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude; A period of meditation, prayer or study ...
- A place of religious retirement
- A focus of the Great White Brotherhood, usually on the etheric plane where the ascended masters preside. ...
- A trip, or sometimes just a sleep over at the sorority house, where the members bond and get to know each other.
- temporarily removing oneself from one's usual environment for a period of focused reflection and meditation. Retreats are often conducted at rural or remote locations, either privately or at a retreat center such as a monastery.
- A decrease in the length of a glacier compared to a previous point in time. As ice in a glacier is always moving forward, its terminus retreats when more ice is lost at the terminus to melting or calving than reaches the terminus. During retreat, ice in a glacier does not move back up-glacier. ...
- A number of days (usually from three to thirty) spend in prayer/reflection with a director, often following the pattern of the Spiritual Exercises, frequently and liberally adapted for school students.
- Military ceremony signaling the end of a duty day. As a gesture of respect, in the event you are outside the building when retreat is sounded, you are required to stop and face the direction of the nearest flag
- when the position of a mountain glacier's lowest end is farther up-valley than before
- A period of time spent in meditation and religious exercise. Retreats may take various forms, from traditional closed forms, to open retreats which do not disengage the participants from day-to-day life. Both clergy and lay people of all ages participate in retreats. ...
- A time spent in prayer and reflection. In most religious communities, including the ARs, an annual retreat is required for all members. The traditional length of a retreat is one week. An atmosphere of silence* pervades the retreat to contribute to the prayerful atmosphere. ...
- A day or weekend event where the board or staff go to a location outside of the office or board room and focus on a specific issue or a specific group of issues; examples include orientation, strategic planning, or self-assessment.
- The act of taking your Active Pokémon and switching it with one of your Benched Pokémon. To retreat, you must discard Energy equal to the Retreat Cost of the Pokémon retreating. This cost is written in the lower right-hand corner of the card.