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retreat an institution, esp a private one, for the care and treatment of the mentally ill, infirm, elderly, etc. retreat [ri′trēt] (mining engineering) Workings in the opposite direction of advance work which, when completed, will permit the area to be abandoned as finished. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He then went to the Beasts, but soon had to beat a retreat, or else they would have torn him to pieces. Every advance on his part was accompanied by a corresponding retreat on her part. THE BLACKFEET WARRIORS, when they effected their midnight retreat from their wild fastness in Pierre's Hole, fell back into the valley of the Seeds-ke-dee, or Green River where they joined the main body of their band. |
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