Advertisement
Advertisement
encampment
[ en-kamp-muhnt ]
noun
- an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp.
- the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp.
encampment
/ ɪˈæ賾əԳ /
noun
- the act of setting up a camp
- the place where a camp, esp a military camp, is set up
Word History and Origins
Origin of encampment1
Example Sentences
The trailers attracted squatters who converted the lot into a makeshift homeless encampment.
Survivors described waking to the "sound of screaming and panic" after a "powerful" explosion hit the encampment.
The violin was recovered in an encampment near West 31st Street and Main Street, not far from USC.
The two students have a history of pro-Palestinan activism on campus, with the University of Birmingham previously taking legal action against Ms Ali and others over encampments last summer.
Israel characterized the incursion near Tasil as a “defensive operation” to destroy an encampment used by the Assad-era army, but it turned deadly when armed locals confronted them.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse