withdrawal - the act of withdrawing

fallback, pullout, disengagement - to break off a military action with an enemy

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

Camp David - retreat northwest of Washington used by the president of the United States

nook - a sheltered and secluded place

nest - a cosy or secluded retreat

pleasance - a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion

sanctum, sanctum sanctorum - a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"

signal, signaling, sign - any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

bugle call - a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

withdrawal - the act of withdrawing

back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

recede, fall back, retire - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

back down, back off, back up - move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

cocoon - retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon"

recede, fall back, retire - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"