retirade

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

retirade

Etymology

see retirer. The suffix -ade seems to indicate a Spanish or Provençal origin.

Definition

1. A type of fortification made within the body of a structure to contest the ground when the first defenses have been breached.

See also

tract (cn.) retirage (cn.) attractionnaire (adj.) attracteur (adj.) attraire (v.) trayeur (cn.) tracter (v.) tractif (adj.) retirer (v.) traitement (cn.) tir (cn.) trait (cn.) trait (adj.) retiré (adj.) tireuse (cn.) tiré (adj.) retraitement (cn.) intraitable (adj.) tirement (cn.) intirable (adj.)