encampment

noun

en·camp·ment in-ˈkamp-mənt

en-

Synonyms of encampment

: the place where a group (such as a body of troops) is encamped

: the individuals that make up an encampment

: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped

Examples of encampment in a Sentence

a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree

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Traylor pointed to the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative, which cleared a long-standing homeless encampment on Western Avenue at 88th Street, not far from her home. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere in Europe, a huge encampment of tents has occupied a square in Madrid since late last month, and thousands of people in Portugal have taken to the streets in the city of Lisbon. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026 Ownership of the land is murky, especially given that the encampment has no specific boundaries. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 But after Vucic conceded defeat Sunday evening, ecstatic young revelers filled the streets of Belgrade and ripped down the cordons around the encampment known as Caciland. — Jovana Gec, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for encampment

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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encampment

noun

en·camp·ment in-ˈkamp-mənt

: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped

: the site of a camp

encampment

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