as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampment
The Bel Air house, the pool, even the encampments of Los Angeles all gleam.
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Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military has previously bombed tent encampments designated as humanitarian zones.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Mushtaha Tower was located in the west of the city, near several large tent encampments where Palestinian civilians are sheltering.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military has previously bombed tent encampments designated as humanitarian zones.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Mushtaha Tower was located in the west of the city, near several large tent encampments where Palestinian civilians are sheltering.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampment
Noun
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Nearby, the Charlestown Breachway draws anglers, boaters, and campers, with tidal waters that connect Ninigret Pond lagoon to the Atlantic and a small state campground right on the shore.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Among those diehard fans is Anthony Gomez, the managing partner at Rocket Ranch, a riverside campground along the Rio Grande with a facility for viewing launches that’s so close to Starship’s pad that attendees must sign safety waivers.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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But there wasn’t an obvious upward trajectory during training camp and the preseason.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers said in a press release that Phillips' eldest child was with him at the scene; the other two were located more than 12 hours later at a remote campsite, about two kilometers away.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampment. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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