campground
Americannoun
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campgrounds
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of campground
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The middle stretch has a concocted outdoor chase sequence that feels like a clumsy campground slasher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The family arrived at a campground near Bicknell, Utah, for a day trip on Friday, the sheriff's office said in its statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Weekend 2, everyone’s about the music, good vibes, all the campground people are amazing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
When asked if the campground should have been closed due to the severe weather, Tim Anderson, the police district commander, said that “it’s probably impossible to forecast something like this.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Late that night, close to midnight. The whole Rock Creek campground was flooded with water from Hebgen Lake, and then the water couldn’t get back out because this entire mountaintop fell down and dammed it.”
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Traveling the canyon on the two-lane highway through Wheeler Springs and Wheeler Gorge is beautiful but slow going, past houses and campgrounds as well as high rock walls that threaten to rain down scree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
According to news reports, flames destroyed homes, restaurants, campgrounds, marinas, and other facilities around the reservoirs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
To save on other expenses, they often stayed at free campgrounds and cooked all their meals, aside from an occasional trip to a local diner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The extinct volcano is a sacred Māori site and one of the most popular campgrounds in New Zealand, with a local holiday website describing it as a "slice of paradise".
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Staying on the left of the river, I followed its course past several campgrounds, but didn’t stop until I came to the one where I had found the magazine.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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