encampment
gb/ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/ us/ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
B2
Engleză
~ 9100
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B2
entity
1
temporary camp or settlement
A place where many people live for a short time in tents or simple shelters, often outdoors or outside a town.
Tipar de utilizare:
an encampment of [people/group]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "encampment" for any place where one or two people put up a tent, but in modern English it usually refers to a larger, organized group of tents or shelters (for example, for refugees, soldiers, or protesters). Many learners also try to use "encampment" as a verb, but the verb form is "to encamp"; "encampment" is only a noun.
Sinonime
camp (More general and common; can refer to any place where people stay in tents or simple buildings, including summer camps and holiday camps.)
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campsite (Usually smaller and more organized, often for tourists or recreational camping rather than large groups like refugees or soldiers.)
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settlement (Suggests a more permanent community; does not always imply tents or temporary structures.)
Antonime
permanent housing (Refers to stable, long-term homes, which is the opposite of a temporary encampment.)
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village (A small but permanent community, unlike a temporary group of shelters.)
Colocații
refugee encampment
|homeless encampment
|military encampment
|protest encampment
|temporary encampment
|clear an encampment
Teme
travel
|military
|politics
|society
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The refugees built a large encampment on the edge of the city.
- Soldiers guarded the perimeter of the military encampment through the night.
- Local officials cleared the homeless encampment from under the bridge.
- Journalists filmed the protest encampment outside the government building.
- Dozens of tents covered the hillside, forming a makeshift encampment.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- We walked past a small encampment in the forest.
- The army set up an encampment near the river.
- Many families lived in a refugee encampment after the flood.
- The city wants to move the homeless encampment from this park.
- Police surrounded the protest encampment at night.
Substantiv
formal
C1
action
2
act of making a camp
The action of making and living in a temporary camp for a short time.
Tipar de utilizare:
the encampment of [people/army] in [place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday conversation, but it is mostly used in formal, military, or historical descriptions. In normal speech, people usually say "camping" or "setting up camp" instead.
Sinonime
camping (More general and everyday; often refers to a leisure activity, while "encampment" in this sense is more formal and often military or historical.)
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bivouacking (Technical/military term that emphasizes rough, short-term outdoor camping without proper tents.)
Antonime
withdrawal (Describes troops or groups leaving an area, which contrasts with the act of setting up and occupying a camp there.)
Colocații
the encampment of troops
|encampment in the valley
|plans for encampment
|period of encampment
Teme
military
|history
|travel
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The general ordered the encampment of the army near the border.
- Their long encampment in the mountains tested the soldiers' endurance.
- The historian described the winter encampment of the troops outside the capital.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The book tells the story of the army's encampment in the desert.
- Bad weather made their encampment in the hills very hard.
- The leader planned the encampment of his men near the river.
- The film shows the long encampment of soldiers during the war.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
encampment
IPA
GB/ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
US/ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
Silabe și accent
en - camp - ment (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (camp)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: encampment
- Plural: encampment, encampments
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
military encampment
1/mˈɪlɪtˌɛɹi ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
fixed phrase
temporary camp for soldiers
A temporary camp where soldiers stay, sleep, and plan their actions.
Exemple
- Guards were posted at every entrance to the military encampment.
- From the hill they could see the lights of the military encampment below.
protest encampment
1/pɹˈoʊtɛst ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
fixed phrase
camp formed by protesters
A group of tents or shelters where protesters stay and live at the place of a protest.
Exemple
- Police moved in to clear the protest encampment outside the university.
- The protest encampment grew each day as more students arrived.
refugee encampment
1/ɹˈɛfjud͡ʒi ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
fixed phrase
temporary camp for refugees
A large temporary place where refugees live in tents or simple shelters.
Exemple
- Aid workers brought food and water to the refugee encampment.
- Disease spread quickly through the crowded refugee encampment.
homeless encampment
1/hˈoʊmləs ɪŋkˈæmpmɪnt/
fixed phrase
area of tents for homeless
A group of tents or simple shelters where many homeless people live together outside.
Exemple
- The city removed a large homeless encampment under the bridge.
- The city council debated how to respond to the growing homeless encampment downtown.
- Residents complained about trash and safety issues near the homeless encampment.
- Neighbors complained about trash around the homeless encampment near the park.