encampment

[ en-kamp-muh nt ]
/ ɛnˈkæmp mənt /

noun

an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp.
the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp.

Origin of encampment

First recorded in 1590–1600; encamp + -ment

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British Dictionary definitions for encampment

encampment
/ (ɪnˈkæmpmənt) /

noun

the act of setting up a camp
the place where a camp, esp a military camp, is set up