detention camp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detention camp
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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It focuses on a group called the French 75, who kick things off by liberating an immigration detention camp at the U.S.-Mexico border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Escape attempts from the largest detention camp in northeast Syria, Al Hol, have increased this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
These long-standing facilities were joined this month by a slapdash detention camp in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025
The Taliban are also seeking the release of an Afghan who is one of the few remaining prisoners at the US's Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
Mr. Martell and Mr. Brown were sent to prison on the charge of aiding the enemy, while Nappy and Slugger were marched off to a detention camp in the South.
From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Stratemeyer, Edward
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