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Encampment

Encampment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Encampment? [n] the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [n] temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [n] a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent Synonyms \| Synonyms for Encampment: bivouac \| bivouac \| bivouacking \| camp \| campground \| camping \| camping area \| camping ground \| camping site \| campsite \| cantonment \| tenting Related Terms \| Find terms related to Encampment: barrack \| barracks \| bivouac \| bivouacking \| camp \| campground \| camping \| campsite \| cantonment \| casern \| concentration camp \| detention camp \| hobo jungle \| Konzentrationslager \| Lager \| lines \| tented field \| tenting See Also \| boot camp \| habitation \| hutment \| inhabitancy \| inhabitation \| laager \| lager \| land site \| military quarters \| site Encampment In Webster's Dictionary \En*camp"ment\, n. 1. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest. 2. The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings. A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans. --Gibbon. A green encampment yonder meets the eye. --Guardian.

Encampment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Encampment?

[n] the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
[n] temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
[n] a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Encampment In Webster's Dictionary

\En*camp"ment\, n.
1. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army
   or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.

2. The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp;
   tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings.

         A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient
         for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans.
                                               --Gibbon.

         A green encampment yonder meets the eye. --Guardian.

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