decampment

Other forms: decampments

Definitions of decampment
  1. noun
    breaking camp
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    type of:
    withdrawal
    the act of withdrawing
  2. noun
    the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
    synonyms: abscondment
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    type of:
    abandonment, defection, desertion
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
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