retreat
n. C / Un. a quiet, safe place where you go to rest or escape from a difficult situation. It can also mean the act of moving away from a fight or a dangerous area.
n. a period or place of seclusion for the purpose of rest, prayer, or study; alternatively, the act of withdrawing or moving back from a position of danger or conflict.
The garden is my favorite retreat when the house is too noisy.
After a stressful month at the office, she booked a weekend yoga retreat in the mountains to clear her mind.
The general's decision to order a tactical retreat saved the remaining infantry from certain encirclement, though it cost the army its strategic foothold in the valley.
From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract, retrait, and ritratto.
From re- + treat.
Countable when referring to a specific location or event; uncountable when referring to the abstract act of withdrawing.