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

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

Homeless encampments, piles of trash, vermin, and car break-ins have bedeviled the 4000 block of Babcock Avenue in Studio City since the property was abandoned, said neighbor Clint Ledsworth. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

The temporary shelter led to a 65% reduction in encampments, served 95 people and helped 14 households transition to permanent housing in its first year of operation, according to Bontrager and a City Council staff report. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Bass defended Inside Safe, a housing initiative launched by Bass to move people from street encampments into temporary motel and hotel rooms. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

The police cleared the encampments and arrested 112 people, of whom nearly a third were unaffiliated with the university. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026

Homeless encampments have become a public health issue, Meier said, but banning them does not solve the problem. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026