pullback, n.
(pullbacks)
(pullbacks)
(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
<noun.act>
pullback
sample sentences
"the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
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a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
<noun.artifact>
pullback tieback
sample sentences
"the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"
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