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decampment

decampment

8.6
Leaving a temporary camp with other people
  • noun
  • /dɪˈkæmpmənt/
translation icon : desmontaje
  • After a rainy night, the group's decampment from the campsite began at dawn.

Examples

  • The army's decampment was swift and orderly in response to the threat.

  • The sudden decampment of protesters surprised the authorities.

  • The decampment of the scouts happened at dawn.

  • After a week of camping, their decampment was swift.

  • After a rainy night, the group's decampment from the campsite began at dawn.

  • The army's decampment was swift and orderly in response to the threat.

  • The sudden decampment of the scouts surprised everyone in the nearby town.

Antonyms

settlement
234 3.2

A place where people start living together in a new area

Surface Forms

decampment singular
decampments plural

Morphology

decampment = decamp (semi-transparent) = de + camp + ment

Adding '-ment' to 'decamp' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the act of decamping.

Etymology

Decampment comes from the parts de- ('away') and camp ('a place where people stay'). So a decampment is the act of packing up and leaving a temporary camp or place, often quickly.