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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From there he was transferred to a labor camp, where breakfast was raw, ground horse meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
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
Most of his time is focused on writing poetry and prose, including a memoir about his time in a Chinese labor camp.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The dilapidated buildings of the labor camp gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
He told no one that he was an escapee from a political labor camp, fearing that it might tempt someone to turn him over to the police.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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