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 Montañez’s lawsuit, he grew up in a Southern California migrant labor camp sharing an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment with his parents and 10 siblings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
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
Mr. Helfgott was sent to Schlieben, a Buchenwald sub-camp, leaving his father behind, before spending his final weeks in captivity at the Theresienstadt labor camp and ghetto in Czechoslovakia.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023
He says Khouy’s wife somehow escaped the labor camp when the Youns invaded.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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