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encampment

noun

in-ˈkamp-mənt

Definition of encampment

as in campground

a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree

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Recent Examples of encampment Poor went on to serve in the 13th Massachusetts Regiment in the Saratoga Campaign and the Valley Forge winter encampment. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026 Across La Guaira, the coastal state hardest-hit by the disaster, and in parts of Caracas, thousands of residents are spending nights outdoors in plazas, parks, sports courts and improvised encampments, sleeping on mattresses, blankets and folding chairs. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026 The Interior Department began clearing homeless encampments and removing graffiti from federal property. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Roden-Reynolds, the epidemiologist Lea Hamner, and Virginia Barbatti, the executive director of a nonprofit called Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard, were hunched over their laptops at locations around the island, scrutinizing a map of enemy encampments. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for encampment

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Weisberg points to cases like that of Gabby Petito, where ordinary citizens reviewing their own dashcam footage provided the breakthrough investigators needed to find her remains in a remote Wyoming campground.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Over 82 nights in April, May, September and October, researchers interviewed visitors after dusk at campgrounds, scenic overlooks and parking areas.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 June 2026

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Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Minnesota will descend on Las Vegas this week for NBA Summer League, with top draft picks and others simply fighting for a spot in an NBA training camp dueling it out over the course of a week-plus in Nevada.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026

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