strike camp; break camp
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
strike camp; break camp; (of troops) to depart from a campsite
formalA specific military term meaning to dismantle a temporary camp and move on. Can be used metaphorically in some contexts to describe a group leaving a place in an organized manner.
Bù部
duì队
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
zhù住
le了
yī一
xiǔ宿
jiù就
bá拔
yíng营
le了
。
The troops stayed here for one night and then broke camp.
Tiān天
gāng刚
liàng亮
，
zhēn侦
chá察
lián连
jiù就
jiē接
dào到
mìng命
lìng令
kāi开
shǐ始
bá拔
yíng营
。
At first light, the reconnaissance company received the order to strike camp.
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Wèi为
le了
zhuī追
gǎn赶
dí敌
jūn军
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
lí黎
míng明
shí时
fēn分
bá拔
yíng营
。
To pursue the enemy forces, we must break camp at dawn.