Antonyms for retrocession
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : re-truh-seed |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛ trəˈsid |
Definition of retrocession
- As in ebb : noun regression; decline
- Lyell estimates the retrocession of the falls to be about a foot a year.
- Extract from : « Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899 » by Various
- President Jefferson called the attention of Congress to this retrocession.
- Extract from : « Thomas Jefferson » by Edward S. Ellis et. al.
- Bonaparte had secured from Spain the retrocession of the province of Louisiana.
- Extract from : « Jefferson and his Colleagues » by Allen Johnson
- The retrocession of the Liaotung Peninsula had not been effected by Russia alone.
- Extract from : « Russia » by Donald Mackenzie Wallace
- It does not restore to the Uitlanders all the rights of which they have been unjustly deprived since the retrocession.
- Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) » by Louis Creswicke
- The account was made up, the balance was struck, and the retrocession of Louisbourg was the price of peace.
- Extract from : « A Historical Geography of the British Colonies » by Charles Prestwood Lucas
- The reason why retrocession of the Falls is possible is found in the occurrence of the shale noted above as underlying the rock.
- Extract from : « The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts » by George W. Holley
- We are now prepared to consider these sections with reference to the retrocession of the fall of water.
- Extract from : « The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts » by George W. Holley
- No; the people of the trans-Alleghany country could not remain silent and unprotesting witnesses to the retrocession of Louisiana.
- Extract from : « Jefferson and his Colleagues » by Allen Johnson
- Mr. S. concluded by declaring that the act of retrocession would have no effect upon his mind as to staying here.
- Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton
Synonyms for retrocession
- abatement
- backflow
- decay
- decrease
- degeneration
- depreciation
- deterioration
- diminution
- drop
- dwindling
- fading away
- flagging
- going out
- lessening
- low tide
- low water
- outward flow
- petering out
- recession
- refluence
- reflux
- retreat
- retrocession
- retroflux
- shrinkage
- sinking
- slackening
- subsidence
- sweep
- wane
- waning
- weakening
- withdrawal
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