prison camp

noun

1
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects
2
: a camp for prisoners of war or political prisoners

Examples of prison camp in a Sentence

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Rowland served 10 months in a federal prison camp after pleading guilty in 2004 to one count of conspiracy to steal honest services. Staff and Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025 At that time, the race course had been turned into a Confederate prison camp for Union soldiers. Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Many other Soviet citizens were sent to the gulag, a grim network of prison camps, spread across the world’s largest country. Reuters, CNN Money, 23 May 2025 They were sent to the new communist government’s re-education prison camps and forced to do hard labor. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for prison camp

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prison camp was in 1864

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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

prison camp

noun
: a camp where prisoners are held

Legal Definition

prison camp

noun
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects

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