encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
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a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Yogi Sahu, a nearby resident who had pleaded with the city to address the Chynoweth encampment, noted that two RVs and campers that were among the biggest nuisances merely moved around the corner to spots near Hayes Mansion and on Birch Grove Drive.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Attorneys from three firms representing residents who have separately sued Southern California Edison dismissed the notion that the encampment might have had anything to do with the fire’s start.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
At Columbia, following a tumultuous school year marked by protests, an encampment on school grounds, a building occupation and the mass arrest of more than 100 demonstrators, the university’s president resigned at the start of the fall semester in August.
—Jeff Winter, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
This grassroots experience, walking the encampments and listening to the unhoused, provided him with a unique perspective.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Attorneys from three firms representing residents who have separately sued Southern California Edison dismissed the notion that the encampment might have had anything to do with the fire’s start.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
At Columbia, following a tumultuous school year marked by protests, an encampment on school grounds, a building occupation and the mass arrest of more than 100 demonstrators, the university’s president resigned at the start of the fall semester in August.
—Jeff Winter, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
This grassroots experience, walking the encampments and listening to the unhoused, provided him with a unique perspective.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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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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