reretreat

Etymology

From re- + retreat.

reretreat means a second retreat. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.

noun

a second retreat.“However, the ice sheet did not pass away by continuous and steady recession but by oscillations, readvances and reretreats; and some of the readvances may have covered considerable territory and have seriously changed the drainage.”