Synonyms of encampment

encampment

noun

in-ˈkamp-mənt 

as in campground

a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins

a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campground
• camp
• campsite
• bivouac
• barracks
• settlement
• plantation
• hutment
• jungle
• canvas
• colony
• tentage
• shantytown
• concentration camp
• prison camp
• cantonment
• installation
• Hooverville
• laager
• leaguer
• post

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encampment

The coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists announced the new measures earlier Tuesday, after four days of intense protests centered around an encampment in Puerta del Sol, Madrid's most iconic plaza. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

The latter decree has been one of the main demands of the organizers of the encampment protest, the renters association Sindicato de Inquilinas. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

In the time since the encampment organizers folded up their tents, the fight has moved from the quad to the classroom, from a protest anyone could see to a comment in a lecture or a line in a syllabus. — Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Today, Eugene Field Park directly across the street has had an encampment for about a year and a half. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026