encamp

[en-kamp]

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verb (used without object)

to settle or lodge in a camp.

verb (used with object)

to make into a camp.

to lodge or place in a camp.

RELATED WORDS

quarter, settle, billet, tent, bivouac

Nearby words

Origin of encamp

First recorded in 1540–50; en-¹ + camp¹

Related formsun·en·camped, adjective

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Examples from the Web for encamp

It was the lot of the voyagers, one night, to encamp at one of these buffalo landing places, and exactly on the trail.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville|Washington Irving
We were ordered to encamp in some woods in the rear of our line of rifle-pits, and not far from them.
Battle of the Crater and Experiences of Prison Life|Sumner Upham Shearman
He increased his pace, hoping to find a spot where he might encamp to advantage and fortify himself for the night.
Hoof and Claw|Charles G. D. Roberts
Two hunters were this evening sent forwards to encamp, and hunt early in the morning.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various

They encamp on the spot, and it is a sort of prolonged picnic.
India and the Indians|Edward F. Elwin

British Dictionary definitions for encamp

encamp

verb

to lodge or cause to lodge in a camp

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Word Origin and History for encamp

encamp

1560s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + camp (n.). Related: Encamped; encamping.