labor camp

American  

noun

1. Also called slave labor camp.  a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.

2. a camp for the shelter of migratory farm workers.

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Etymology

Origin of labor camp

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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labor camp

When the actor got the part in Frankenstein, he was finishing Australian auteur Justin Kurzel’s miniseries, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, about World War II military prisoners in a Japanese labor camp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

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

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 woman drove all night, and at dawn we reached a tent labor camp on the outskirts of Guadalupe, a small town on the coast.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez