Noun: encampment en'kamp-munt
- A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
"They chose a scenic encampment near the lake";
- campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, camping area
- (military) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
"wherever he went in the encampment the men were grumbling";
- camp, cantonment, bivouac
- The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
"The soldiers' encampment in the field was a necessary part of their training";
- camping, bivouacking, tenting
Derived forms: encampments
Type of: habitation, inhabitancy, inhabitation, land site, military quarters, site
Encyclopedia: Encampment, Wyoming