pullback

[ poo l-bak ]
/ ˈpʊlˌbæk /

noun

the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
that which pulls something back or impedes its forward movement.
Machinery. a device for pulling a moving part to its original position.

Origin of pullback

First recorded in 1585–95; noun use of verb phrase pull back

Words nearby pullback

British Dictionary definitions for pull back

pull back

verb (adverb)

to return or be returned to a rearward position by pulling the army pulled back

noun pullback

the act of pulling back
a device for restraining the motion of a mechanism, etc, or for returning it to its original position

Idioms and Phrases with pull back

pull back

Retreat, as in The troops gradually pulled back. [Mid-1500s]