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DECAMPMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decampment mean?
• DECAMPMENT (noun)
The noun DECAMPMENT has 2 senses:
1. the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
2. breaking camp
Familiarity information: DECAMPMENT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
abscondment; decampment
Hypernyms ("decampment" is a kind of...):
abandonment; defection; desertion (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility)
Derivation:
decamp (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Breaking camp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("decampment" is a kind of...):
withdrawal (the act of withdrawing)
Derivation:
decamp (leave a camp)
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