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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Harvard must investigate and carry out meaningful discipline for all violations that occurred during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years, including the Harvard Business School protest of October 2023, the University Hall sit-in of November 2023, and the spring encampment of 2024.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
He was targeted because of his position as the lead negotiator for the pro-Palestinian encampment on Columbia University’s campus last year.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Along with clearing out more than 10 miles of its waterways this fiscal year, San Jose has made some progress in cleaning up the areas around Watson Park by sweeping encampments on public property.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Joel’s plan in Season 1 is to take Ellie to a Firefly encampment out west, where there are doctors and scientists who might use her blood to develop a cure.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
He was targeted because of his position as the lead negotiator for the pro-Palestinian encampment on Columbia University’s campus last year.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Along with clearing out more than 10 miles of its waterways this fiscal year, San Jose has made some progress in cleaning up the areas around Watson Park by sweeping encampments on public property.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Joel’s plan in Season 1 is to take Ellie to a Firefly encampment out west, where there are doctors and scientists who might use her blood to develop a cure.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encampment
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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