ANABASIS


Meaning of ANABASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈna-bə-səs ]

noun

( plural anab·a·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Greek, inland march, from anabainein to go up or inland, from ana- + bainein to go — more at come

Date: circa 1706

1. : a going or marching up : advance ; especially : a military advance

2.

[from the retreat of Greek mercenaries in Asia Minor described in the Anabasis of Xenophon]

: a difficult and dangerous military retreat

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.