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Definition of Camp out
1. Verb. Live in or as if in a tent. "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"
Generic synonyms: Dwell, Inhabit, Live, Populate
Derivative terms: Bivouac, Bivouac, Camp, Camp, Camper, Camping, Encampment, Tent, Tenting
Definition of Camp out
1. Verb. (intransitive) To sleep outdoors, often in a tent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camp Out
Literary usage of Camp out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forty-four Years of the Life of a Hunter: Being Reminiscences of Meshach by Meshach Browning, Edward Stabler (1859)
"... lasting three months—On recovering, is off after a very large Bear — After a
desperate fight, kills him — Had to camp out — Found a Bear in the rocks ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"208 : "So the Bishop determined to ' camp-out' at once where a good fire could
be made." 1881. AC Grant, ' Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. ii. p. ..."
3. My Consulate in Samoa: A Record of Four Years' Sojourn in the Navigators by William Brown Churchward (1887)
"... route to the Silver Thread—Beautiful Bush—Banyan Trees—Head of the Silver
Thread—Halfway Down Fix—Stinging Tree—Foot of the Silver Thread— camp out. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"Be certain of your man, or woman, before asking either to camp out," is excellent
... Persons camp out for one of three reasons—Big-game shooting, fishing, ..."
5. A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand: Together with Some by Herbert George Philip Meade, Robert Henry Meade (1870)
"... party — camp out — Mountain terraces — New- Zealand pigeon — Mohi'ika — Evening
prayers ... camp out ..."
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