Decampment
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decampment — index abandonment (desertion), flight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Décampment — er et fremmedord for det at foretage et (lejr) opbrud … Danske encyklopædi
decampment — noun see decamp … New Collegiate Dictionary
decampment — See decamp. * * * … Universalium
decampment — noun a) The act of decamping b) A prompt departure … Wiktionary
decampment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty: break, breakout, escape, escapement, flight, getaway. Slang: lam. See FREE … English dictionary for students
decampment — n. act of breaking up camp; act of leaving suddenly; absconding … English contemporary dictionary
decampment — de·camp·ment … English syllables
decampment — noun 1. the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) • Syn: ↑abscondment • Derivationally related forms: ↑decamp, ↑abscond (for: ↑abscondment) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
decamp — decampment, n. /di kamp /, v.i. 1. to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground: We decamped before the rain began. 2. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously: The band of thieves decamped in the night. [1670 80; … Universalium
