noun
- plural of decampment; instances of breaking camp or departing hastily from a place
- plural of decampment; sudden or secret departures, often to avoid trouble or obligation
Usage: usually plural; formal or literary
Usage: usually plural; informal
Examples
- The army's decampments from the region were coordinated over several weeks.
- After the scandal, there were several hasty decampments from the organization.
- The nomadic tribe's seasonal decampments followed the migration of herds.
- The sudden decampments of investors signaled trouble for the startup.
- Historical records document the decampments of troops during the winter campaign.
- The CEO's abrupt decampment and those of other executives raised red flags.