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encampment

[ en-kamp-muhnt ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp.
  2. the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp.


encampment

/ ɪˈæ賾əԳ /

noun

  1. the act of setting up a camp
  2. the place where a camp, esp a military camp, is set up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of encampment1

First recorded in 1590–1600; encamp + -ment
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In May, Occidental’s Board of Trustees agreed to consider divestment and the encampment came down, but the board subsequently voted against divestment.

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The trailers attracted squatters who converted the lot into a makeshift homeless encampment.

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Survivors described waking to the "sound of screaming and panic" after a "powerful" explosion hit the encampment.

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The violin was recovered in an encampment near West 31st Street and Main Street, not far from USC.

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The two students have a history of pro-Palestinan activism on campus, with the University of Birmingham previously taking legal action against Ms Ali and others over encampments last summer.

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