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summer camp

American  

noun

  1. a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.


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"He has been climbing for over 50 years, he started as a kid during summer camp and it just spiralled from there," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The “Lady Bird” actor grew up going to summer camp and said her family has a history of finding love in those childhood spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Dominican kids that I met at summer camp were funny as hell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

On a recent morning, Britt Eastland was inspecting a trail at his family’s summer camp, anticipating another season of fishing, camping and canoeing just six weeks away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Hoping to toughen up their stick-skinny fourteen-year-old, Robert’s parents sent him to a sports summer camp.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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