pullout
A withdrawal, especially of armed forcesA withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
(countable, uncountable)The change of the flight of an aircraft from a dive to level or climbing flight.
(countable, uncountable)An object, such as a newspaper supplement, that can be pulled out from something else.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of liftout (“quotation given special visual treatment”).
(countable, uncountable)An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities.
(countable, uncountable)The ending of a period of surfing by navigating the surfboard into or over the back of a wave.
(countable, uncountable)The coitus interruptus method of birth control.
- to break off a military action with an enemy
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Deverbal from pull out.Deverbal from pull out.
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Forms
plural: pulloutsSynonyms
4 synonyms- to break off a military action with an enemy:disengagementfallback
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable