MEANING
A place where a group has established a temporary camp.
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Words that belong together
- a roadside encampment
- a military encampment
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The roadside encampment moved toward the trees as wind rose.
Smoke marked the military encampment before its tents appeared.
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- Base
- encampment
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular encampment; plural encampments. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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