encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
Examples of encampment in a Sentence
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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The mayor’s signature homelessness program went to Los Angeles City Council District 13, bringing 50 unhoused Angelenos indoors from an encampment.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
The phenomenon was evident as Merrill made her rounds in the deep-forest encampment.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
The phenomenon was evident as Merrill made her rounds in the deep-forest encampment.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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