work camp

noun

: a camp for workers: such as
b
: a short-term group project in which individuals from one or more religious organizations volunteer their labor

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The officials are using the existing minimum security prison work camp in McCook, located around 210 miles west of Lincoln. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025 Work Ethic Camp, a minimum security prison work camp in McCook, Nebraska, will be used as the site of the immigration detention center. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 What's Next Corrections Director Rob Jeffreys said the 186 inmates now at the McCook work camp will be moved to other state prisons within 45 to 60 days. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 He was sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in a work camp. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work camp

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of work camp was in 1877

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“Work camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20camp. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.

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