encampment

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English[edit]

An encampment

Etymology[edit]

From encamp +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈkæmpmənt/
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  • Hyphenation: en‧camp‧ment

Noun[edit]

encampment (plural encampments)

  1. A campsite.
    • 1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 243:
      Shortly after leaving the station, the train passes the site of a small halt, built in August, 1889, to serve a large army encampment situated nearby.
  2. A group of temporary living quarters or other temporary structures.
    • 2011, Steven T. Jones, The Tribes of Burning Man:
      In Mississippi, Tom turned an encampment of do-gooder burners into an organization he dubbed Burners Without Borders.

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