pullback (redirected from pullbacks)

pull·back  (plbk)

n.

1. The act or process of pulling back, especially an orderly troop withdrawal.

2. A device for holding or drawing back: a pullback for heavy draperies.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pullback - a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks" tieback holding device - a device for holding something
	2.	pullback - (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops" withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" 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"

Translations

pullback [ˈpulbæk] n (= retreat) → Rückzug m