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† retirade Obs.
[a. F. retirade, = Sp. and Pg. retirada, It. ritirata retreat, f. ritirare to retire.]
(See quots. 1704 and 1727.)
1684tr. Siege Luxembourg 22 That the Prince de Chimay made the Women and Children work upon the Retirades, and..was still resolved to make a vigorous Defence. 1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Retirade, in Fortification, is a kind of Retrenchment made in the Body of a Bastion or other Works, which is to be disputed Inch by Inch, after the first Defences are Dismantled. 1727–38Chambers Cycl. s.v., When a breach is made in a bastion, the enemy may also make a retirade or new fortification behind it. 1802James Milit. Dict. s.v., The body of a retirade should be raised as high as possible, and several fougasses should be laid beneath it. |