holiday camp
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the scheme was panned as an expensive and ill-attended form of holiday camp, and was dropped earlier this year.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
The fossils were found near Minehead, on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, near what is now a Butlin's holiday camp.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024
Hemsby, near Great Yarmouth, is home to about 3,000 people and was once home to a Pontins holiday camp.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2023
The recognition came both for his acting and his charitable work, notably helping to found Jordan River Village, a holiday camp in Israel for seriously ill children from all ethnic and religious backgrounds.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
“This is a holiday camp compared to where you’re going; but if you work hard and keep your record clean, you can move up to full citizenship when you reach eighteen.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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