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noun
- 1. a place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people. Similar
- 2. the supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively: "the change is aimed at accommodating last year's political agreement between the island territory's pro- and anti-independence camps" Similar
verb
- 1. live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday: "there are holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet"
- 2. (of livestock) assemble together for rest. Australian, New Zealand
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CAMP definition: 1. a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures: 2. an area where people are…. Learn more.
The meaning of CAMP is a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers).
A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay. ...a refugee camp. 2,500 foreign prisoners-of-war, including Americans, had been held in camps near Tambov. 2. variable noun B2.
When you camp, you set up a temporary place to sleep outdoors, often in a tent. Many people like to camp in a beautiful spot, like the mountains or beside a lake. Use the word camp to describe what you do when you sleep under the stars, and also the site itself — after a day of hiking, you could say, "Let's head back to camp." You can also ...
Camp definition: a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.. See examples of CAMP used in a sentence.
[countable] (used in compounds) a place where people are kept in temporary buildings or tents, especially by a government and often for long periods. They criticized the appalling conditions in the refugee camps. a detention/an internment camp. They were repeatedly beaten by camp guards.
1. a. A place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers. b. A cabin or shelter or group of such buildings: gathered branches and grasses for a makeshift camp; had a fishing camp in Vermont. c. The people using such shelters: a howl that awakened the whole camp. 2. a.
1. a:a place that is usually far away from cities and that has tents, small houses, etc., that people can live in for a short period of time. [count] Fishing camps are located all along the river. army camps. a refugee camp. [+] more examples. [noncount] The soldiers were confined to camp. The hikers decided to pitch/make camp just before sunset.
Contents. camp meaning: 1. an area where people stay in tents for a short time, usually for a holiday 2. an area containing…. Learn more.
a place where a group of people sleeps in tents or other temporary shelters: an army camp; a prison camp. [uncountable] such tents or shelters when thought of as a group: He wrote us several letters from camp. [uncountable] the persons in this place or shelter: The whole camp was up and running.
