encamp

verb

en·​camp in-ˈkamp 

en-

encamped; encamping; encamps

intransitive verb

: to set up or occupy a camp

transitive verb

: to place or establish in a camp

Synonyms

• tent
• camp (out)

Examples of encamp in a Sentence

the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail

as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym

Recent Examples on the Web

Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024

Mahan said that homeless residents who had encamped around the surrounding areas would receive priority access to the tiny home community. —Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025

It's believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization. —Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024

Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for encamp

• decamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp
• lamp

Kids Definition

encamp

verb

en·​camp in-ˈkamp 

1

: to set up and occupy a camp : camp

2

: to place or establish in a camp

encamp troops