"detachments" in the noun sense
1. withdrawal, detachment
avoiding emotional involvement
2. detachment, disengagement
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
3. insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
the state of being isolated or detached
"the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
4. detachment
a small unit of troops of special composition
5. separation, breakup, detachment
coming apart
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