labor camp

noun

Definition of labor campnext
as in prison camp

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Recent Examples of labor camp The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 Petrook's father was forced into a labor camp, but escaped. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 First union contract regulating safety and sanitary conditions in farm labor camps. — Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labor camp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
  1. prison camp
  2. concentration camp
  3. work camp
  4. bull pen
  5. jail
Noun
  • Holmes is serving an 11-year sentence for defrauding Theranos investors at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, roughly a two-hour drive from Austin.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His attorney requested that he be incarcerated at FPC Yankton, a minimum-security federal prison camp in South Dakota.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of prison camp
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  • Thousands of businesses had their windows broken and vandalized and more than 30,000 men were sent to concentration camps.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Said to have helped secure the release of thousands of concentration camp prisoners, Kersten is traveling to Oslo in the hope of winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of concentration camp
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  • Vertical is distributing the Depression-era film, in which Hawke plays a widower who is separated from his daughter when he gets sent to a brutal work camp.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Referenced as harkening back to classics such as William Friedkin’s Sorcerer and John Huston’s Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Weight is set in 1933 Oregon as Samuel Murphy (Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of work camp
Noun
  • With the bullpen overworked from a busy week — which featured a doubleheader Wednesday — manager Craig Counsell said Friday wasn’t the time to be aggressive.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • Opposing starters are going deep, and bullpens are staying well rested.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of bull pen
Noun
  • The then-44-year-old actor was sent to Reading Prison, a medium-security lockup, because authorities felt a minimum-security jail would have provided too easy access for reporters.
    — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Department of Justice has dozens of open investigations into jails and prisons across the country for constitutional violations.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of jail

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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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