The meaning of ENCAMPMENT is the place where a group (such as a body of troops) is encamped.

Many people are living in encampments around the city with no electricity or running water. As nomads, they neglected urban settlements and moved administrative centers from town to encampment (hilla).

ENCAMPMENT definition: an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp. See examples of encampment used in a sentence.

encampment (ɪnˈkæmpmənt) n 1. the act of setting up a camp 2. the place where a camp, esp a military camp, is set up

Dec 16, 2025 · An encampment (sense 1.1) in northern Galilee of Arab protesters demonstrating against British rule in Palestine in 1938, during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.

Definition of encampment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun encampment, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Encampment definition: A camp; a campsite.

encampment meaning, definition, what is encampment: a large temporary camp, especially of so...: Learn more.

An encampment is a group of tents or other shelters in a particular place, especially when they are used by soldiers, refugees, or gypsies. ...a large military encampment.