encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
Examples of encampment in a Sentence
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
Recent Examples on the Web
That includes now, when pro-Palestinian students calling on the university to divest from any economic ties to Israel over the war in Gaza set up a tent encampment earlier this month and more than 100 were arrested.
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Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
The groups did not make clear whether their rally plans included setting up encampments.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
The clash came one day after arrests on at least four universities as demonstrations and days-long encampments in opposition to the war swept across the nation's college campuses.
—USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
Kimberlee Guillory, the third and final victim, was repeatedly stabbed two days after Abou Najm’s death while sleeping at a homeless encampment.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024
The debate over the war in Gaza has embroiled campuses for months, but demonstrations were super-charged earlier this month when Columbia University called in the New York Police Department to clear a student encampment.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 28 Apr. 2024
The encampment will comply with New York City Fire Department rules.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
What do student activists at pro-Palestinian encampments want?
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
In Boston, more than 100 people were arrested at an Emerson College protest encampment Thursday morning, the Boston Herald reported.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
The groups did not make clear whether their rally plans included setting up encampments.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
The clash came one day after arrests on at least four universities as demonstrations and days-long encampments in opposition to the war swept across the nation's college campuses.
—USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
Kimberlee Guillory, the third and final victim, was repeatedly stabbed two days after Abou Najm’s death while sleeping at a homeless encampment.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024
The debate over the war in Gaza has embroiled campuses for months, but demonstrations were super-charged earlier this month when Columbia University called in the New York Police Department to clear a student encampment.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 28 Apr. 2024
The encampment will comply with New York City Fire Department rules.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
What do student activists at pro-Palestinian encampments want?
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
In Boston, more than 100 people were arrested at an Emerson College protest encampment Thursday morning, the Boston Herald reported.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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