work camp

noun

1. a camp for prisoners sentenced to labor, especially to outdoor labor such as roadbuilding or farming.
2. a volunteer project in which members of a church, service organization, etc., work together in aid of some worthy cause.

work camp

noun

1. a camp set up for young people who voluntarily do manual work on a worthwhile project

Word History and Origins

Origin of work camp¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

His mother was in the first group, and was sent to a work camp in northern Germany.

From The Daily Beast

Because people around him told him that there is no way on Earth you can put Joe DiMaggio's mother in a work camp.

From The Daily Beast

The work camp is much the older, dating back to the building of railroads and the opening of lumber districts.

From Project Gutenberg

The days of the purely work camp of ten to twelve hours a day ought to be over.

From Project Gutenberg

Hardly a night passes without trouble at a work camp or a transmitter station.

From Project Gutenberg