Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-TACH'MENT
DE-TACH'MENT, n.
- The act of detaching or separating.
- A body of troops, selected or taken from the main army, and employed on some special service or expedition.
- A number of ships, taken from a fleet, and sent on a separate service.
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