retirade

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noun

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.

OriginFrench retirade →
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Meanings

nounretirade (plural retirades)

plural retirades

  1. fortificationsA 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.

Origin

  1. Frenchretirade
  2. Englishretirade

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

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APA

retirade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirade

MLA

“retirade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retirade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirade.

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