decamp
verb (used without object)
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground.
decampment
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a word derived from
decamp.
Example Sentences
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The exits, coupled with fellow co-founder Andrew Tulloch’s decampment to Meta Platforms last fall, leave Thinking Machines with just three of its original six founders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
People also strongly reacted to news about Sheridan’s impending decampment from Paramount to join NBCUniversal, which is effective promotion in itself.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
As part of the decampment agreement, the university commits to funding at least 20 scholarships for Palestinian students displaced from Gaza.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
One gets the sense from those first tentative, partial episodes that no one involved expected this decampment to be more than brief.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2020
But also I wanted from her a life more ceremonious, less subject to makeshift and decampment.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
