RETRENCHMENT
\ɹɪtɹˈɛnt͡ʃmənt], \ɹɪtɹˈɛntʃmənt], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of RETRENCHMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
By Oddity Software
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A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
By Noah Webster.
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Cutting off: lessening or abridging; reduction: (fort.) a work within another for prolonging the defence.
By Daniel Lyons
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In plastic surgery, a method of operating by removing superfluous material and procuring cicatricial contraction. [Fr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe