Hypertext Webster Gateway: "retreated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retreat \Re*treat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retreated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Retreating}.]
To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to
withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea
their furious tide. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
retreated
n : people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the
retreated"
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