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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  • A military ceremony to lower the flag.
  • A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy, or security.
  • A period of meditation, prayer or study
  • A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
  • A signal for a military withdrawal.
  • The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  • The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  • Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.

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Verb:

  • To withdraw military forces.

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