work camp
a camp for prisoners sentenced to labor, especially to outdoor labor such as roadbuilding or farming.
a volunteer project in which members of a church, service organization, etc., work together in aid of some worthy cause.
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How to use work camp in a sentence
His mother was in the first group, and was sent to a work camp in northern Germany.
Because people around him told him that there is no way on Earth you can put Joe DiMaggio's mother in a work camp.
The work camp is much the older, dating back to the building of railroads and the opening of lumber districts.
Our Schools in War Time—and After | Arthur Davis DeanThe days of the purely work camp of ten to twelve hours a day ought to be over.
Our Schools in War Time—and After | Arthur Davis DeanHardly a night passes without trouble at a work camp or a transmitter station.
The Instant of Now | Irving E. Cox, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for work camp
a camp set up for young people who voluntarily do manual work on a worthwhile project
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