Definition

decampment

noun
  1. the act of departing hastily or secretly from a place, especially to avoid trouble or obligation
  2. Usage: often implies sudden or stealthy departure
  3. the breaking up and removal of a military camp
  4. Usage: military or historical context

Examples

  • The sudden decampment of the entire crew left the project in chaos.
  • After the scandal, his decampment to another country surprised no one.
  • The general ordered the decampment of troops at dawn.
  • Their hasty decampment from the hotel suggested they were fleeing creditors.
  • The decampment of the circus left the town as quickly as it had arrived.
  • Military historians studied the decampment strategies used during the retreat.

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