DECAMP


Meaning of DECAMP in English

— decampment , n.

/di kamp"/ , v.i.

1. to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground: We decamped before the rain began.

2. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously: The band of thieves decamped in the night.

[ 1670-80; décamper, equiv. to dé- DIS- 1 + camper to encamp; see CAMP 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .