encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
Examples of encampment in a Sentence
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Gardner framed it to exclude the girl’s relatives, the commissioners’ assistants, the fort and nearby Indian encampments.
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
During the same period, crews cleared more than 6,400 encampments.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The other large undertaking is the creation of no-encampment zones, which have been implemented near emergency interim housing sites, as well as along stretches of the waterways.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Don’t say that outrageous remarks by a Fox News commentator caused a mass shooting at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
During the same period, crews cleared more than 6,400 encampments.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The other large undertaking is the creation of no-encampment zones, which have been implemented near emergency interim housing sites, as well as along stretches of the waterways.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Don’t say that outrageous remarks by a Fox News commentator caused a mass shooting at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encampment
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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