Meaning & Definition of Encampment in English
English⟶
Encampment
/ɪnkæmpmɪnt/
noun
1. A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
synonym:
- campsite,
- campground,
- camping site,
- camping ground,
- bivouac,
- encampment,
- camping area
2. Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- "Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
synonym:
- camp,
- encampment,
- cantonment,
- bivouac
3. The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
synonym:
- camping,
- encampment,
- bivouacking,
- tenting