encampment
/ɪnˈkæmpmənt/ noun C1- A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
- A place where people or things stay temporarily.
- An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.
- A meeting (especially an annual meeting or important conference) of an outdoorsy group of people, such as military veterans or scouts of the scouting movement.
- The act of encamping or setting up a camp; also, the state of being encamped or in a camp.
Plural encampments
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Joining the expedition during its inaugural winter encampment, she swiftly transitioned from a supplementary presence to an absolutely indispensable member of the traveling cohort.
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