Definition of Break camp

1. Verb. Leave a camp. "The hikers decamped before dawn"

Exact synonyms: Decamp
Generic synonyms: Depart, Quit, Take Leave
Derivative terms: Decampment

Lexicographical Neighbors of Break Camp

break-even
break-even point
break-even points
break-evens
break-in
break-ins
break-up
break a law
break a leg
break a sweat
break apart
break away
break bad
break bread
break bulk
break camp (current term)
break cover
break dance
break dancing
break down
break even
break free
break ground
break in
break into
break it down
break loose
break new ground
break of dawn
break of day

Literary usage of Break camp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Battle of the Wilderness by Morris Schaff (1910)
"the fields of Virginia the Army of the Potomac lifted as by magic and began to break camp to go on its last campaign; its old, battle-scarred flags were ..."

2. Wife No. 19, Or the Story of a Life in Bondage: Being a Complete Exposé of by Ann Eliza Young (1875)
"Ordered to break camp. — In need of Supplies. — Who was Accountable ? — Why the Mormons hated the Emigrants. — The Story of Parley P. Pratt. ..."

3. Wife No. 19, Or the Story of a Life in Bondage: Being a Complete Exposé of by Ann Eliza Young (1875)
"Ordered to break camp.— In need of Supplies. — Who was Accountable ? — Why the Mormons hated the Emigrants. — The Story of Parley P. Pratt. ..."

4. Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865: With an Introductory Chapter on the by Theodore F. Lang (1895)
"Orders to break camp.—On the March, Faced Towards Staunton.—Magnificat Winter Scene on Alleghany Mountain.—In Camp at Monterey.—A Short Engagement. ..."

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