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Definition of Encampment
1. Noun. A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent.
Generic synonyms: Land Site, Site
Derivative terms: Bivouac
2. Noun. Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. "Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
Specialized synonyms: Boot Camp, Hutment, Laager, Lager
Generic synonyms: Military Quarters
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Bivouac, Camp, Canton
3. Noun. The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp.
Generic synonyms: Habitation, Inhabitancy, Inhabitation
Derivative terms: Camp, Encamp, Tent
Definition of Encampment
1. n. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.
Definition of Encampment
1. Noun. A campsite. ¹
2. Noun. A group of temporary living quarters and/or other temporary structures. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Encampment
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Medical Definition of Encampment
1. 1. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest. 2. The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings. "A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans." (Gibbon) "A green encampment yonder meets the eye." (Guardian) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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