Found 1 items, similar to Retired flank.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Retired flank Retired \Re*tired"\, a. 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. [1913 Webster] A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] 2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. [1913 Webster] Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work. Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. [1913 Webster] -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness, n. [1913 Webster]