pullout

[ poo l-out ]

/ ˈpʊlˌaʊt /

an act or instance of pulling out; removal.

a withdrawal, as of troops or funds; pullback.

a maneuver by which an aircraft levels into horizontal flight after a dive.

a section of a newspaper or magazine that is complete in itself and may be removed and retained: a 24-page pullout of barbecue recipes.

an area at the side of a road where drivers may pull off for emergencies, to rest or view the scenery, etc.; pull-off.

designed to be pulled out or removed: pullout compartments in a desk.

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First recorded in 1815–25; noun, adj. use of verb phrase pull out

On Oct. 21, 2011, Obama announced the pullout of the vast majority of American troops in Iraq by that Christmas.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: August 24|PunditFact.com|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Obama presided over the withdrawal American forces from Iraq, and announced a timetable for their pullout from Afghanistan.
Obama Is the New Dubya|Lloyd Green|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Halutz, it was reported, wanted to mend the rift between the army and the religious right after the Gaza pullout.
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Kadima was created by Ariel Sharon in 2005 when Likud wouldn't go along with his pullout from Gaza.
Kadima—Just Trying to Go Home|Yehudah Mirsky|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

At the NATO summit this week the president will announce the pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by next summer.
Obama’s Plan to Announce Afghanistan Withdrawal at NATO Summit Is Shrewd Politics|Peter Beinart|May 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

also pull-out, 1825, "withdrawal," from pull (v.) + out (adv.). As "detachable section or page of a newspaper, magazine, etc." from 1952.