Retreat and Screen

Retreat

Retreat noun - Something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger.

Usage example: the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm

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Screen and retreat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screen" instead a noun "Retreat".

Nearby Words: retreated, retreating

Screen noun - The art or business of making a movie.

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Retreat and screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retreat" instead a noun "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

full	full retreat	full screen
special	special retreat	special screen
long	long retreat	long screen
single	single retreat	single screen
Other adjectives: small, massive, big, bad, infamous, continued, final, silent, last.

Smoke Out: On-map artillery spotters are able to request smoke shells in lieu of regular HE rounds to screen an attack or retreat.

Source: Video Game / Graviteam Tactics
After Hound and Ludovic spend some time off-screen during the retreat, only Ludovic appears at the evacuation beach wearing Hound's shoulder badges.

Source: Literature / Sword of Honour
The easiest way to do this is to simply rack up experience with your core group, enter a free battle with the characters you want to level up, retreat, and level them up at the level up screen.

Source: Video Game / Summon Night

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