campsite

noun

camp·​site ˈkamp-ˌsīt How to pronounce campsite (audio)
: a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp

Examples of campsite in a Sentence

The campsite includes a picnic table and a grill for cooking. the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities
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Picnic tables and charcoal grills are available at the campsites and pavilion. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025 On your way, keep an eye out for island foxes, once endangered, now plentiful and skilled in campsite food thievery. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 If lazy days on the river are your ideal vacation, book a campsite at Twin River Outfitters in Botetourt County. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024 That summer, a group of women gathered at a campsite near Omaha, Nebraska, for the first Women in Print Conference. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for campsite 

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of campsite was in 1850

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“Campsite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campsite. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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campsite

noun
camp·​site ˈkamp-ˌsīt How to pronounce campsite (audio)
: a place suitable for or used as the site of a camp

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