De-tăch'ment, n.

n. [Fr. détachement, from détacher; It. distaccamento, Sp. destacamento. See supra.] 1. The act of detaching or separating. 2. State of being detached. 3. That which is detached; as, especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet detailed for special service. “Troops . . . widely scattered in little detachments.” Bancroft.