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Webster 1913 Edition

Encampment

En-camp′ment

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Encampment

ENCAMP'MENT

,
Noun.
The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.
1.
The place where an army or company is encamped; a camp; a regular order of tents or huts for the accommodation of an army or troop.

Definition 2024

Encampment

Encampment

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English

Proper noun

Encampment

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

encampment

encampment

See also: Encampment

English

Noun

encampment ‎(plural encampments)

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

Translations

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 室宿 (Shìsù) (lit. "Room" or "Chamber")

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