retirade
noun
ret·i·rade
ˌretəˈräd
plural -s
: a fortification retrenchment usually of two faces making a reentering angle
Word History
Etymology
French, from Italian ritirata retreat, from feminine of ritirato, past participle of ritirare to retreat, withdraw, from ri- re- (from Latin re-) + tirare to draw, pull, shoot