Synonyms of encampments

encampments

noun

plural of encampment

as in campgrounds

a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campgrounds
• campsites
• camps
• bivouacs
• barracks
• settlements
• hutments
• plantations
• colonies
• canvases
• jungles
• shantytowns
• cantonments
• concentration camps
• prison camps
• installations
• tentages
• Hoovervilles
• leaguers
• posts
• laagers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encampments

The city has stated that Randolph and other major encampments will eventually close, and Finke is concerned this is all happening without a plan to get people into stable housing. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Going to encampments with different non-profits and doing outreach was like a stepping stone to rewriting the script. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

People who have been forced by gangs to flee their homes have turned the schools into makeshift encampments. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

The encampments will include rows of canvas wedge tents, camp kitchens, and open fires. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Those questions have become critical as California lawmakers, local governments, and taxpayers scrutinize the effectiveness of homelessness spending amid encampments continuing to pop up and the rising demand for transparency. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

Sterry said there are benefits to encampments, including community and mutual support. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2026

After Perez-Munoz was arrested and charged in August 2024, police and defense investigators had to try and track down eyewitnesses who live in homeless encampments and ramshackle cabins around Oakland. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026