encampment

noun

en·​camp·​ment in-ˈkamp-mənt 

en-

1

a

: the place where a group (such as a body of troops) is encamped

b

: the individuals that make up an encampment

2

: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped

Synonyms of encampment

• campground
• camp
• campsite

Examples of encampment in a Sentence

a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree

Recent Examples on the Web

Elizabeth Williams lost her $12,000 small claims lawsuit against Sacramento after Judge Stephen Lau ruled that six or seven days’ notice for encampment sweeps gave the city license to destroy her personal property. — Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

Namely, according to the poster, clearing out a homeless encampment near the QuickTrip at 81st and State streets. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

The protesters named their encampment the Cascadia Free State, a sovereign enclave whose citizens pledged obedience to the transcendent laws of the cosmos. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Its most passionate activists are the young progressives who gave us the campus encampments after October 7. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

encampment

noun

en·​camp·​ment in-ˈkamp-mənt 

1

: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped

2

: the site of a camp