decampment

• Nom désignant l'action de quitter un lieu soudainement ou secrètement, souvent pour éviter d'être capturé ou découvert, ou l'action de démonter un camp pour partir.

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.

   Départ clandestin

   • 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.

   Synonymesdepartureescapeflightgetaway

2. Breaking campC1formal

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

   Départ d'un camp

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeparture