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encampment (n.)

1590s, "place where a camp is formed," from encamp + -ment. From 1680s as "act of forming a camp."

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Definitions of encampment from WordNet

encampment (n.)
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent;
Synonyms: campsite / campground / camping site / camping ground / bivouac / camping area
encampment (n.)
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers;
Synonyms: camp / cantonment / bivouac
encampment (n.)
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp;
Synonyms: camping / bivouacking / tenting
From wordnet.princeton.edu