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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Exhibit A: the band decamps to New Orleans to record their next record.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
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
This is normally the inflection point when an idiosyncratic filmmaker either smooths out his sensibilities to make a superhero movie or decamps to a streaming service in search of creative control at a bigger budget.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
Ayush goes for a kingside break, but after White’s king decamps for the queenside, it is the Black king who comes under fire.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
BESENVAL, Baron, Commandant of Paris, on French Finance, in riot of Rue St. Antoine, on corruption of Guards, at Champ-de-Mars, apparition to, decamps, and Louis XVI.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
