decampment

• Substantiv, das die Handlung bezeichnet, einen Ort plötzlich oder heimlich zu verlassen, oft um einer Gefangennahme oder Entdeckung zu entgehen, oder die Handlung, ein Lager abzubrechen.

A noun referring to the act of leaving a place suddenly or secretly, often to avoid capture or detection, or the act of breaking up a camp.

1. Secret departureC1formal

   The act of leaving a place suddenly and often secretly, especially to avoid trouble or arrest.

   Heimliche Flucht

   • The thief's decampment from the city was swift and unnoticed.
   • The general ordered a decampment under the cover of darkness.
   • Their decampment from the party left everyone wondering what had happened.

   Synonymedepartureescapeflightgetaway

2. Breaking campC1formal

   The act of packing up and leaving a campsite or temporary settlement.

   Abbau des Lagers

   • The scouts began their decampment at dawn.
   • Decampment from the base camp took several hours.
   • The army's decampment was completed before the enemy arrived.

   Synonymedeparture