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Fallback Option Crossword Clue

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58%7 A fallback or fallback position
noun

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

verb

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

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New York Times28 Oct 2024 Down 30 PLANB
New York Times28 Oct 2019 Across 29 PLANB
New York Times30 Sep 2004 Down 37 PLANB
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