Haven vs Retreat - What's the difference?
haven | retreat | Synonyms |
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
* Shakespeare
* Tennyson
(by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
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The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
* Shakespeare
The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
* L'Estrange
* Dryden
A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
A period of meditation, prayer or study.
Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
A signal for a military withdrawal.
A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
A military ceremony to lower the flag.
(chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
As nouns the difference between haven and retreat
is that haven is a harbour or anchorage protected from the sea while retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.As verbs the difference between haven and retreat
is that haven is to put into, or provide with a haven while retreat is to withdraw military forces.haven
English
Noun
(en noun)- what shipping and what lading's in our haven
- their haven under the hill
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Synonyms
* refuge * sanctuary * zoarDerived terms
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English
Noun
(en noun)- In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
- He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
