RETIRE (3)

Re‐tire″, n. 1. 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.
The battle and the retire of the English succors. Bacon. discover'd soon the place of her retire. Milton. 2. 2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.