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Decampment

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noun

• a formation of aircraft in flight

• an instance of traveling by air

• a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

• the act of escaping physically

• an air force unit smaller than a squadron

• passing above and beyond ordinary bounds

• the path followed by an object moving through space

• a flock of flying birds

• a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports

verb

• shoot a bird in flight

• fly in a flock

• decorate with feathers

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noun

• the act of departing

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• euphemistic expressions for death

35%6 Avoidance of danger; flight from reality; an outlet; or, decampment
noun

• the act of escaping physically

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• an avoidance of danger or difficulty

• a means or way of escaping

• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

verb

• run away from confinement

• fail to experience

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• issue or leak, as from a small opening

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New York Times08 Sep 1984 Across 43
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