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prison camp

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noun

a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.

a camp for less dangerous prisoners assigned to outdoor work, usually for the government.

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Origin of prison camp

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby prison camp

prism bar, prism binocular, prism diopter, prismoid, prison, prison camp, prisoner, prisoner of war, prisoner's base, prisoner's dilemma, prison fever

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Example sentences from the Web for prison camp

Some men had escaped from the German prison-camp seven miles away and he was one of the sentries who were watching the road.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
What I say outright is all known to the Germans, or obvious to the veriest fool of a prison-camp commandant.
13 Days|John Alan Lyde Caunter
Later in the day we were taken to the station, to take the train for the prison-camp at Giessen.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung
It was September 25th that we left the prison-camp and came to Rossbach—eighteen miles south on the railway.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung

We got the same food as they had in the prison-camp, and we had a mattress to sleep on, and two blankets.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung

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