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
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An outbreak of the bacterial infection Shigella may have affected several dozen people primarily at homeless encampments in San Jose, including several along the Guadalupe River, public health officials said Monday.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
The news of the day concerned the pro-Palestinian encampments and protests on college campuses, which were still raging, and a group of reporters quickly formed.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Those teams worked to connect homeless encampments in the channels with city resources and wraparound services, such as shelter and social services.
—Chris Ponce, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
The programs in Denver and Atlanta, taking inspiration from similar ones in cities like Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, offer a degree of privacy and security not found in congregate shelters or encampments.
—R.j. Rico and Jesse Bedayn, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2024
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
The news of the day concerned the pro-Palestinian encampments and protests on college campuses, which were still raging, and a group of reporters quickly formed.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Those teams worked to connect homeless encampments in the channels with city resources and wraparound services, such as shelter and social services.
—Chris Ponce, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
The programs in Denver and Atlanta, taking inspiration from similar ones in cities like Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, offer a degree of privacy and security not found in congregate shelters or encampments.
—R.j. Rico and Jesse Bedayn, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2024
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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