encampment

American  

[en-kamp-muhnt] / ɛnˈkæmp mənt /

noun

1. an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp.

2. the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp.

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encampment British  

/ ɪnˈkæmpmənt /

noun

1. the act of setting up a camp

2. the place where a camp, esp a military camp, is set up

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Etymology

Origin of encampment

First recorded in 1590–1600; encamp + -ment

Example Sentences

That same month, Legal Aid scored another victory when a federal judge found that the city violated homeless people’s constitutional rights by seizing and destroying their property during encampment cleanups.

From Los Angeles Times

The CHP had planned to set up a solidarity encampment outside the courthouse.

From Barron's

Many of them have been at the forefront of protests and encampments.

From Salon

They are grazing their flocks near new encampments they have set up on the edge of the village.

From BBC

The group of Chagossians and Holloway hope their encampment will scuttle the agreement once and for all before the British Parliament rubber stamps it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• campground
• campsite