cause to retreat
1retreat — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (esp. of military forces) go back, retire; relinquish a position. b tr. cause to retreat; move back. 2 intr. (esp. of features) recede; slope back. n. 1 a the act or an instance of retreating. b Mil. a signal for this. 2… …
2Retreat of glaciers since 1850 — The retreat of glaciers since 1850, worldwide and rapid, affects the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use, mountain recreation, animals and plants that depend on glacier melt, and in the longer term, the level of the oceans …
3Contributors to the Cause — was the name of an American issue of postage stamps issued in 1975 as part of the celebrations surrounding the United States Bicentennial. The stamps were meant to commemorate the unsung heroes of the American Revolution. The four individuals… …
4Challenger Glacier — Type cirque/tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …
5Compton Glacier — Type cirque/tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …
6Deacock Glacier — Type tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …
7Downes Glacier — Type tidewater Location Heard Island, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia Coordinates …
8pull — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin of the force (stop pulling my hair). 2 tr. cause to move in this way (pulled it nearer; pulled me into the room). 3 intr. exert a pulling force (the horse… …
9turn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Anglo French turner, tourner to turn, from… …
10turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a …
