prison camp
Americannoun
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a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
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a camp for less dangerous prisoners assigned to outdoor work, usually for the government.
Etymology
Origin of prison camp
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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On May 4, 1945, at Gunskirchen, a Nazi prison camp in Austria, Edith was found by U.S. soldiers in a heap of people dead or dying.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
This is a prison camp that does not house sex offenders, nor those with the 20-year sentence Maxwell has.
From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025
He was captured in 2003 and is being held in Guantanamo Bay, the US prison camp in Cuba.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
He is being held in a minimum security federal prison camp in Montgomery, Alabama, with a release date in September of next year.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
When Billy Pilgrim’s name was inscribed in the ledger of the prison camp, he was given a number, too, and an iron dogtag in which that number was stamped.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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