戦せん略りゃく的てき撤てっ退たい

noun

strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat

Used in military, business, or game contexts to describe a planned pullback for long-term advantage, not a rout.

• 敵てきの包ほう囲いを避さけるため、部ぶ隊たいは戦せん略りゃく的てき撤てっ退たいを決けつ断だんした。

  To avoid being surrounded, the unit decided on a strategic withdrawal.

• 市し場じょう縮しゅく小しょうを受うけ、同どう社しゃは一いち部ぶ事じ業ぎょうから戦せん略りゃく的てき撤てっ退たいを行おこなった。

  In response to the shrinking market, the company made a strategic retreat from some of its businesses.