encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
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a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Critics, however, argue that encampments remain widespread and that long-term housing production has not kept pace with demand.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The mayor’s signature homelessness program went to Lincoln Heights, bringing 17 unhoused Angelenos indoors from an encampment.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Raising sprawling, and, in some cases, dangerous encampments in the woods along the railroad and Missouri River.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
From July 2024 through February 2025 alone, the city reported clearing 530 encampments.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The mayor’s signature homelessness program went to Lincoln Heights, bringing 17 unhoused Angelenos indoors from an encampment.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Raising sprawling, and, in some cases, dangerous encampments in the woods along the railroad and Missouri River.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
From July 2024 through February 2025 alone, the city reported clearing 530 encampments.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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 10 Feb. 2026.
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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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