What does decamp mean?
Definitions for decamp
dɪˈkæmpde·camp
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word decamp.
Princeton's WordNet
decamp, break campverb
leave a camp
"The hikers decamped before dawn"
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
decamp, skip, vamooseverb
leave suddenly
"She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
Wiktionary
decampverb
To break up camp and move on.
decampverb
To disappear suddenly and secretly.
Etymology: * décamper, descamper.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DECAMPverb
To shift the camp; to move off.
Etymology: decamper, French.
Wikipedia
decamp
De Camp, or DeCamp, or Decamp is a surname.
ChatGPT
decamp
To decamp means to depart suddenly or secretly, typically to relocate somewhere else, often to escape something such as unfavorable circumstances or obligations. It can also refer to breaking camp if used in a military context.
Webster Dictionary
Decampverb
to break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly
Decampverb
hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly
Etymology: [F. dcamper; pref. d- (L. dis) + camp camp. See Camp.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Decamp
de-kamp′, v.i. to go away, esp. secretly.—n. Decamp′ment. [Fr. décamper.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DECAMP
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Decamp is ranked #12005 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Decamp surname appeared 2,601 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Decamp.
90.1% or 2,344 total occurrences were White.
3.7% or 97 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.6% or 69 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 50 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.
0.5% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decamp in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decamp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of decamp in a Sentence
Lieutenant Colonel Didier Badjeck:
After that, the head of state ordered the air force to carry out strikes. With the bombardment, the fighters were forced to decamp from Achigachia.
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