labor camp
Americannoun
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Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
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a camp for the shelter of migratory farm workers.
Etymology
Origin of labor camp
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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In 1945, her mother was deported by the Soviets to a forced labor camp in what is now Ukraine for five years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The state Supreme Court unanimously overturned their trespassing convictions two years later, cementing that labor camp residents have a right to receive visitors and information about community services.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
According to U.S. officials, King - who chose to serve his time at a labor camp rather than pay the nearly $4,000 fine - has been declared AWOL.
From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023
The dilapidated buildings of the labor camp gone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023
At a migrant labor camp not far from Duke, Farmer met a Belgian nun, Julianna DeWolf, who worked with Friends of the United Farm Workers.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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