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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The issue is especially tense in Council District 11, said Venice Justice member Peggy Lee Kennedy, because vehicle dwellers find themselves being pushed from one encampment to the next.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Shelters here are usually full, which means this suburban city of 60,000 can legally do little about encampments on its streets.
—John Blackstone, CBS News, 2 June 2024
Image Friday’s remarks were Mr. Biden’s first public comments about the war since an Israeli strike and subsequent fire on Sunday killed at least 45 people, including children, and wounded 249 in an encampment for the displaced, according to Gazan health officials.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 31 May 2024
The next afternoon, police ordered members of the encampment to disperse.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Shelters here are usually full, which means this suburban city of 60,000 can legally do little about encampments on its streets.
—John Blackstone, CBS News, 2 June 2024
Image Friday’s remarks were Mr. Biden’s first public comments about the war since an Israeli strike and subsequent fire on Sunday killed at least 45 people, including children, and wounded 249 in an encampment for the displaced, according to Gazan health officials.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 31 May 2024
The next afternoon, police ordered members of the encampment to disperse.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 8 Jun. 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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