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summer camp

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noun

summer camps plural
  1. a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.


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Columnist Callum Borchers tells us why playing like a kid in summer camp is good for employee morale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

About 18,000 people in Biscarrosse and 5,000 in Parentis-en-Born had to leave their homes, campsites, a nursing home and a summer camp.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The lakefront property, known as Sunbeam Lodge, dates back to the early 20th century and had been a summer camp for boys, a sportsman’s hotel, and St. Lawrence University research center.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The 9-year-old recently completed his second year of summer camp.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Out of all the cabins, eleven looked the most like a regular old summer camp cabin, with the emphasis on old.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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