encamping

verb

present participle of encamp
1
as in camping (out)
to live in a camp or the outdoors the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail

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2
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encamping
  1. tenting
  2. housing
  3. accommodating
  4. lodging
  5. camping
  6. sheltering
Verb
  • For those who prefer tenting with a partner, Tentsile is simultaneously launching an Organza-bodied Air version of its two-person Flite tree tent.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of tenting
Verb
  • Ugreen says this capability adds the option for enterprise-class endurance and sustained write performance in the main storage bay, which would be beneficial for housing active project files, virtual machine storage, or databases.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The area was home to four base camps, housing the teams from Argentina, Netherlands, England and Algeria (in Lawrence).
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • Families would do well to check into either the Suisho suite—spacious and comfortable in accommodating rollaway beds or cots, with private dining available on the balcony—or Kinu, with its tatami mat floor sleeping area with family-friendly futons.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Phase two will expand even further, accommodating all 8,500 stalls currently operating at Kantamanto Market.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • The tax would be paid by lodging guests, not directly by property owners, and would remain in place until ended by voters.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • Three summers ago, over Father’s Day weekend, my family and I went camping in the Lincoln National Forest, just a few hours drive north of our home in El Paso, Texas.
    — Cengiz Yar, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With a few exceptions, practices for base-camping teams weren’t open to fans, which could have altered their decision to remain in Kansas City.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of camping
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  • The other half of the floor is then an empty vestibule for sheltering all kinds of gear and luggage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The midday heat is stifling, even more so for Eilyn Solano, who has been sheltering in a tent for over 100 days.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sheltering
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“Encamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamping. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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