encampment

[ en-kamp-muh nt ]

/ ɛnˈkæmp mənt /

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noun

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

the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp.

RELATED WORDS

campground, campsite, site, bivouac

Nearby words

Origin of encampment

First recorded in 1590–1600; encamp + -ment

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Examples from the Web for encampment

The entire inner circle of the Maidan encampment was surrounded by rings of fire created by the protestors to keep the police out.
My Life Behind Kiev’s Barricades|Vijai Maheshwari|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Members of the Farsala Roma community gave the videos of Maria during her time in the encampment to Greek Alpha TV.
The Mysterious Case of Maria, Greece’s Fake Roma Child|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just after dawn this morning, I was inside the encampment around the Rabaa al-Adaweyah mosque in the Nasr City district of Cairo.
Egypt’s Government Thugs Beat Me Up at the Rabaa Sit-In|Mike Giglio|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I need backup,” a man said into his phone in the pro-Israel encampment.
Twin Protests|Jacob Silverman|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I connected with OLA, along with several co-conspirators, a few weeks after the encampment began on the Sukkot holiday.
A Year On: Occupy L.A. And God|Aryeh Cohen|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
News reached the encampment that there was an uprisal of the Eburnes.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell
On approaching the encampment of the Bengal troops, I could not help being struck with their superior appearance.
Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan|William Taylor
The temperature of the largest of the Beer springs at our encampment was 65° at sunset, that of the air being 62.5°.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
The party cautiously followed upon the trail which led to the Indian encampment until within one day's journey of it.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself|De Witt C. Peters
They soon came upon the smoldering fire that marked the other party's night encampment.
The Fire People|Ray Cummings

British Dictionary definitions for encampment

encampment

/ (ɪnˈkæmpmənt) /

noun

the act of setting up a camp

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

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Word Origin and History for encampment