break camp
English
Verb
break camp (third-person singular simple present breaks camp, present participle breaking camp, simple past broke camp, past participle broken camp)
- To pack up a campsite and move on.
- Synonyms: strike camp, strike the tent
- Coordinate term: set up camp
- Soldiers, break camp! We strike the city of Sardis at dawn!
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Further reading
- “break camp” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “break strike camp” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “break camp”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “break camp”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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