ENCAMPMENT

camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting

(noun) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac

(noun) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; “wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”

campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, encampment, camping area

(noun) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

encampment (plural encampments)

A campsite.

A group of temporary living quarters and/or other temporary structures.

Etymology

Proper noun

Encampment

(astronomy) a Chinese constellation located near Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle

Source: Wiktionary

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En*camp"ment, n.

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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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