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

During her time in office, the city has weathered federal immigration raids and witnessed a continuing exit of Hollywood jobs, while residents complain about dirty, crumbling streets and homeless encampments. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Tens of thousands of Spaniards have protested soaring housing costs and shortages, with encampments spreading from Madrid to cities across the country. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

At that time, following encampments and rallies protesting the ongoing war in Gaza that swept campuses statewide, the Legislature required the UC and CSU systems to develop uniform protest policies. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The community surrounding Gompers Park experienced encampments over three years. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Homeless encampments across Pittsburgh remain well below the record levels seen in 2024, but recent county data shows an increase in outdoor homelessness this summer after nearly two years of lower counts. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Most of them have returned to Morocco, but many remain in the enclave, with some living in tent encampments on the beach. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Previously, the facility on Sunset Lane faced challenges with security, loitering, and encampments, said Espinoza. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Not wanting to take up a bed at the Bishop Dudley shelter already overcapacity, Navarrete and Palmer ventured to a grassy area near Drake Springs with other encampments, something the Sioux Falls City Council voted two days later to restrict. — Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Aug. 2026