At once the hapless defenders were surrounded on every side and cut off from any possible retreat.

He said that "on the political front, the strategy has helped make possible an orderly retreat."

This time a possible retreat was not closed to him.

The project involved the construction of an artificial terrestrial planet called Eden as a possible Human retreat.

The only line of retreat possible was through the narrow valley at their rear.

Swamps, hills, rivers and lakes would also force the army to march slowly, making a possible retreat very difficult.

Based on their current course and formation, they appear to be attempting to cut us off from any possible retreat.

At least in the early classical period, cavalry was usually used to protect the flanks, when present at all, and cover a possible retreat.

Naja was so confident of his victory that he had left no contingency reserves for a possible retreat.

The town itself was bombed as well, to block any possible retreat of Basque troops.