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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His family lives in a tent encampment in the southern city of Khan Younis, where his kids are given Arabic lessons using a scrap of blackboard and fed rice at a local soup kitchen.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
The manager of a sober house in south Minneapolis, where Bennett is accused of severely injuring another man, identified Bennett as the suspect in the surveillance video from the encampment shooting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s a mile from the former Camp Resolution sanctioned encampment, which Merin was also involved in, and the city closed in August 2024.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Federal housing officials have sought to prioritize the funds for homelessness programs that impose work requirements, mandate addiction or mental health treatment, and help police close encampments.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
The manager of a sober house in south Minneapolis, where Bennett is accused of severely injuring another man, identified Bennett as the suspect in the surveillance video from the encampment shooting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s a mile from the former Camp Resolution sanctioned encampment, which Merin was also involved in, and the city closed in August 2024.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Federal housing officials have sought to prioritize the funds for homelessness programs that impose work requirements, mandate addiction or mental health treatment, and help police close encampments.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 29 Dec. 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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