encampment
Americannoun
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an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp.
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the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp.
noun
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the act of setting up a camp
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the place where a camp, esp a military camp, is set up
Etymology
Origin of encampment
Example Sentences
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Bass has attributed the declines to her signature Inside Safe program, which clears encampments and places homeless people in short term housing.
From Los Angeles Times
County, where an estimated 72,000 people are homeless, RV encampments have become sources of simmering anger and frustration.
From Los Angeles Times
In January, a judge ruled that the city violated the state’s open meeting law when council members made a plan behind closed doors to sweep 9,800 homeless encampments.
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
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