Phrase guide

break camp

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To pack up a campsite and move on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Soldiers, break camp! We strike the city of Sardis at dawn!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strike camp, strike the tent, decamp

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

leave a camp

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The hikers decamped before dawn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decamp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: depart, take leave, quit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: opbreken — pack up a campsite and move on
  • Finnish: purkaa leiri — pack up a campsite and move on
  • French: lever le camp — pack up a campsite and move on
  • French: décamper — pack up a campsite and move on
  • Italian: levare il campo — pack up a campsite and move on
  • Italian: decampare — pack up a campsite and move on
  • Polish: zwijać obóz — pack up a campsite and move on
  • Polish: zwinąć obóz — pack up a campsite and move on
  • Portuguese: levantar acampamento — pack up a campsite and move on