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pull·out
(po͝ol′out′)n.
1. A withdrawal, especially of troops.
2. Change from a dive to level flight. Used of an aircraft.
3. An object designed to be pulled out.
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pull•out
(ˈpʊlˌaʊt)n.
1. an act or instance of pulling out; removal.
2. a withdrawal, as of troops or funds.
3. a maneuver by which an aircraft levels into horizontal flight after a dive.
4. a section of a newspaper or magazine that can be pulled out.
[1815–25]
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| Noun | 1. | pullout - to break off a military action with an enemy retreat - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
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pullout
nounThe moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:
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