Main Entry: anab·a·sis

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈna-bə-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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