labor camp

noun

1
: a penal colony where forced labor is performed
2
: a camp for migratory laborers

Examples of labor camp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eventually, he was sentenced to 16 years in a labor camp. Diamy Wang, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024 Montañez was the son of a Mexican immigrant and grew up in a migrant labor camp. CNN, 26 July 2024 Nazi soldiers came to take away Julius Siegel to a labor camp. Ethan Sacks, NBC News, 13 July 2024 But then the guy, he would be moved to a more severe labor camp. William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for labor camp 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of labor camp was in 1900

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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20camp. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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