camp
/ˈkeə̯mp/ noun C2- The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
- An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that comprises all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
- The pampas, which are the vast grassy areas situated in the rural areas beyond Argentine cities such as Buenos Aires.
Plural camps
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Would you like to see a camp of bandits in repose?” he inquired.
They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
She saw all the glories of the camp: its tents stretched forth in beauteous uniformity of lines, crowded with the young and the gay, and dazzling with scarlet; and, to complete the view, she saw herself seated beneath a tent, tenderly flirting with at least six officers at once.
Their parties abroad were less varied than before; and at home she had a mother and sister, whose constant repinings at the dulness of everything around them threw a real gloom over their domestic circle; and, though Kitty might in time regain her natural degree of sense, since the disturbers of her brain were removed, her other sister, from whose disposition greater evil might be apprehended, was likely to be hardened in all her folly and assurance, by a situation of such double danger as a watering-place and a camp.
Other matches
- camp An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodat... A1
- camp To behave in a camp manner. A2
- camp To live in a tent or similar temporary accommod... C2
- camp Theatrical C2
- camp An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tast... C2
- camp down To set up a camp
- camp out To sleep outdoors, often in a tent.
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