encamp

[ en-kamp ]

/ ɛnˈkæmp /

to settle or lodge in a camp.

to make into a camp.

to lodge or place in a camp.

Origin of encamp

First recorded in 1540–50; en-¹ + camp¹

un·en·camped, adjective

It was the lot of the voyagers, one night, to encamp at one of these buffalo landing places, and exactly on the trail.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville |Washington Irving
We were ordered to encamp in some woods in the rear of our line of rifle-pits, and not far from them.

Battle of the Crater and Experiences of Prison Life |Sumner Upham Shearman
He increased his pace, hoping to find a spot where he might encamp to advantage and fortify himself for the night.

Hoof and Claw |Charles G. D. Roberts
Two hunters were this evening sent forwards to encamp, and hunt early in the morning.

Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI |Various

They encamp on the spot, and it is a sort of prolonged picnic.

India and the Indians |Edward F. Elwin

encamp

/ (ɪnˈkæmp) /

to lodge or cause to lodge in a camp