decamp
verb (used without object)
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground.
decamps
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present tense formof decamp (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Trump has referred to the 504-acre property that he purchased in 2002 as his Summer White House, and he frequently decamps there for the weekends when it is too hot in Palm Beach, Fla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Exhibit A: the band decamps to New Orleans to record their next record.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
Dudamel is 42 years old, and will have been at the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years by the time he decamps for New York, a long tenure.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
The London displays wrap up on Tuesday, when the fashion crowd decamps to Milan Fashion Week for more new season runway shows.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
The Balaninus decamps; abandons her acorn without laying her eggs.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall
