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breaking camp

breaking camp is the present participle and gerund of break camp.

Meaning of break camp

Verb

break camp (third-person singular simple present breaks camp, present participle breaking camp, simple past broke camp, past participle broken camp)

  1. To pack up a campsite and move on.
    • Soldiers, break camp! We strike the city of Sardis at dawn!

Questions about breaking camp

What is breaking camp the present participle and gerund of?
Breaking camp is the present participle and gerund of break camp.

Words near breaking camp in the dictionary

  1. breaking bad
  2. breaking ball
  3. breaking balls
  4. breaking bread
  5. breaking bulk
  6. breaking camp
  7. breaking capacities
  8. breaking capacity
  9. breaking change
  10. breaking changes
  11. breaking character

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