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Decampment (Noun)

Breaking camp.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The cavalry unit was preparing for decampment at dawn, striking camp and leaving behind the familiar terrain.
The sudden rainstorm led to a hasty decampment of the outdoor festival, with patrons scurrying to find shelter.
As the deadline for evacuation approached, the entire town began its decampment, leaving behind the ruins of the war-torn city.
After a grueling three-month trek, the nomadic tribe prepared for decampment, searching for more fertile pastures and abundant water sources.
As the mission was completed, the troops initiated decampment procedures, rapidly packing up their gear and preparing to move out under the cover of night.

The act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The group of fugitives made a swift decampment under the cover of darkness to avoid detection by the authorities.
After learning that the police were closing in on their location, the suspects staged a hasty decampment and left behind only a few clues.
The gang's sudden decampment from the crime scene raised suspicions and led the investigators to widen their search area.
Following the exposure of their scandalous activities, the group made a secret decampment to a remote hideout where they hoped to remain hidden.
Their precipitous decampment in the dead of night only fueled the speculation that they were trying to conceal their involvement in the conspiracy.