pullback

English Thesaurus

1. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	withdrawal,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing (noun.act)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

2. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	holding device,
definition	:	a device for holding something (noun.artifact)

3. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) (noun.act)

derivation	:	draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw,
definition	:	pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)

derivation	:	draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw,
definition	:	pull back or move away or backward (verb.motion)