- a camp with minimum security for holding prisoners who are put to work, often outdoors
- a camp for confining prisoners of war or political prisoners
prison camp
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prison camp
noun
- A camp for detaining and confining prisoners of war.
- A camp detaining and confining political dissidents and other prisoners.
- A minimum security facility for the internment of prisoners. Also called work camp .
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