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Webster 1913 Edition
Retirade
Retˊi-rade′
,Noun.
[F.; cf. Sp.
retirada
retreat. See Retire
.] (Fort.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Retirade
RETIRA'DE
,Noun.
In fortification, a kind of retrenchment in the body of a bastion or other work, which is to be disputed inch by inch, after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces, which make a re-entering angle.
Definition 2024
retirade
retirade
English
Noun
retirade (plural retirades)
- 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.