encampment

en·camp·ment

an encamping or being encamped
a camp or campsite

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encampment

noun

a. The act of encamping.
b. The state of being encamped.
A camp; a campsite.

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Noun

(plural encampments)

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

Origin

From English encamp + -ment

Proper noun

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

Origin

From Mandarin Chinese 室宿 (Shìxiù, lit. "Room" or "Chamber")

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As they entered the Indian encampment, hostile black eyes turned to follow them.
On the north-east side of the town there is a rath or encampment 70 ft.
C. Spencer, " Mineral Resources of the Encampment Copper Region, Wyoming," pp. 163-169, U.S. Geol.
All their faces were as serene as if all this were happening at home awaiting peaceful encampment, and not within sight of the enemy before an action in which at least half of them would be left on the field.
They reached a small encampment at the bottom of a mountain and passed around it, one calling out a greeting as someone trotted out to meet them.

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