1. to leave suddenly or secretly, especially to avoid trouble or responsibility
2. to break up a camp and leave
Usage: military; camping

Examples

• The thieves decamped before the police arrived.
• When the scandal broke, the politician decamped to his country house.
• The soldiers were ordered to decamp at dawn.
• After the festival ended, the vendors quickly decamped.
• She decamped from the party when things got awkward.
• The camping group will decamp early tomorrow morning.