Definition
bugout
noun
- a hasty or disorderly retreat or evacuation
Usage: informal; often military or emergency context
adjective
- designed for or used in a quick emergency escape or evacuation
Usage: informal; often used in compound nouns
Examples
- The soldiers executed a bugout when enemy forces surrounded their position.
- During the hurricane, residents initiated a bugout from the coastal areas.
- He kept a bugout bag packed with essentials in case of emergency.
- The company's bugout plan outlined procedures for rapid office evacuation.
- When the fire alarm sounded, it was a complete bugout to the parking lot.
- Military personnel trained extensively for bugout scenarios.