death camp

noun

1. a concentration camp in which the inmates are unlikely to survive or to which they have been sent to be executed.

death camp

noun

1. a concentration camp in which the conditions are so brutal that few prisoners survive, or one to which prisoners are sent for execution

Word History and Origins

Origin of death camp¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

It’s the one-time trip she and her dad take to Auschwitz, the death camp where Walter believes his parents to have perished.

From Washington Blade

Over the decades, however, stories like Renia’s dissipated among trauma fatigue, and then a fascination in Auschwitz and the death camps.

From Time

Unwittingly, the Ukrainian-born, German POW and death camp guard reversed over 140 years of German jurisprudence.

From The Daily Beast

Update: The White House has apologized for the "Polish death camp" reference.

From The Daily Beast

He then referenced, in his phrase, "a Polish death camp"—as if Auschwitz were a Polish project.

From The Daily Beast

For Obama to refer to a "Polish death camp" is just ghastly.

From The Daily Beast

Few organizations have been more vocal against the "Polish death camp" slur than the Anti-Defamation League.

From The Daily Beast

From a high sandy crest I turned a farewell glance at the death camp.

From Project Gutenberg

No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.

From Project Gutenberg

I had changed my clothes at the death camp that I might have a neat clean shroud if I died.

From Project Gutenberg

He took the path he had previously traversed, and came upon the Death Camp late in the afternoon.

From Project Gutenberg