Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retirade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-ti-rade
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle.

Etymology

From French retirade. Compare Spanish retirada (“retreat”). See retire.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: retirade

Inflected Forms

retirades (plural)

Questions

What does retirade mean?: A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle.
Where does retirade come from?: It is traced to French.

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