pullback

nouns

a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
"the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"
pullback, tieback
(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
"the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
pullback
is derived from
pull back
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
is a type of (narrower)
the act of withdrawing
"the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
withdrawal