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Plural for a place with temporary accommodation such as tents, huts, or other structures
“Throughout the afternoon, hunters returned to the camp with game that had been killed in the surrounding hills and valley.”
Plural for a simple or roughly built dwelling
“I knew him when he was a young man, still a boy. He came to our hunter's camp outside Smith Harbour in 1940, only thirteen, on the sled of a traveling hunter.”
Plural for a small home or dwelling, typically for recreational use
“They are descendants of Charles Cook, owner of the first private camp at Lake View.”
Plural for the supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively
“The political forces on the anti-establishment camp were already dismantled for different reasons.”
Plural for a large building or group of buildings used to house soldiers
Plural for a room or rooms rented out to someone, usually in the same residence as the owner
Plural for a base or facility, especially military or industrial
Plural for an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts, typically used as a prison
Plural for outdoor educational program for children during summer
Plural for a portable shelter, typically made of cloth and supported by one or more poles
Plural for a comic dramatic work using buffoonery, horseplay, and crude characterizations
Plural for a place that is frequented for holidays or recreation
To live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday or outdoors
“I learned then that Don Alfonso had decided to camp by the river for the night.”
To be acommodated somewhere, or to provide housing or accommodation for
“To that end, it is proposed to bring together selected families or groups from all the principal tribes and camp them in tepees, wigwams, hogans, etc.”
To camp in a remote area without access to facilities or amenities
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