English noun: encampment |
1. | encampment (location) a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
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| Synonyms | bivouac, campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite |
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| Broader (hypernym) | land site, site |
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2. | encampment (artifact) temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers |
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| Samples | Wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling.
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| Synonyms | bivouac, camp, cantonment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | military quarters |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | boot camp, hutment, laager, lager |
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| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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3. | encampment (act) the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp |
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| Synonyms | bivouacking, camping, tenting |
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| Broader (hypernym) | habitation, inhabitancy, inhabitation |
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