decampment

de·camp

D0067200 (dĭ-kămp′)intr.v. de·camped, de·camp·ing, de·camps 1. To depart secretly or suddenly.2. To depart from a camp or camping ground.

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[French décamper, from Old French descamper, to strike camp : des-, de- + camper, to camp (from camp, camp; see camp¹).]

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de·camp′ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decampment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)abscondmentdefection, desertion, abandonment - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
	2.	decampment - breaking campwithdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"

decampment

nounThe act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty:break, breakout, escape, escapement, flight, getaway.Slang: lam.