Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break camp

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: break -camp
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pack up a campsite and move on.

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

breaks camp (present, singular) breaking camp (participle, present) broke camp (past) broken camp (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

set up camp

Synonyms

strike camp strike the tent decamp

Questions

What does break camp mean?: To pack up a campsite and move on.

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