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Meanings of decamp in English

Portuguese
fugir

Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.

fugir

Leave suddenly.

Leave a camp.

Usage of decamp in English
1
Captain Charles, I believe you are one of General Le Clerc's aides-decamp.
Napoleon
2
At the beginning of the second act I was obliged to decamp.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2
3
There was every prospect of a general decamp of all my people.
How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
4
Ditch the HRH, hand back the diamonds and decamp to, say, Malibu.
News.com.au
5
Burglars work silently, and at the least noise decamp, as a rule.
The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
6
He told me to decamp, and I said something sharp to him.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
7
The pope prepared to decamp from Rome, calling urgently for a new crusade.
1492 the year our world began
8
British firms would decamp to Dublin to get inside the EU.
The Guardian
9
Ryan was set to decamp, peeved that I'd continued to duck his proposal.
Speaking in Bones
10
Perhaps he had better decamp while the coast was still clear.
Marcia Schuyler
11
It irritated Jones so much that he was obliged to decamp.
The Story of Commodore John Barry
12
They made the decision to decamp to a nearby hotel instead.
News.com.au
13
Since the evening before, aides-decamp, leaving the governor's palace, galloped in every direction.
Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar
14
He was preparing hastily to decamp from so perilous a neighborhood.
The Price She Paid
15
You order my death and decamp without even remaining here to witness it.
Prince Lestat
16
Be assured that, if there is any danger, we shall decamp for Geneva.
The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1
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