pullout

pull·out

 (po͝ol′out′)

n.

1. A withdrawal, especially of troops.

2. Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft.

3. An object designed to be pulled out.

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pull•out

(ˈpʊlˌaʊt)

n.

1. an act or instance of pulling out; removal.

2. a withdrawal, as of troops or funds.

3. a maneuver by which an aircraft levels into horizontal flight after a dive.

4. a section of a newspaper or magazine that can be pulled out.

[1815–25]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pullout - to break off a military action with an enemy fallback, disengagement retreat - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops" 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"

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pullout

noun

The moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:

fallback, pullback, retirement, retreat, withdrawal.

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