encampment
/ɪnˈkæmpmənt/
noun
- A place where people, especially soldiers or travelers, set up temporary shelters such as tents or huts.
- During the festival, a large encampment of tents covered the field.
- The hikers found a peaceful encampment in the forest clearing.
- The army established an encampment near the river for the night.
- The act or process of setting up a camp.
- The scouts practiced encampment in the woods as part of their training.
- The encampment of the refugees took several hours.
- The general ordered the encampment of the troops before sunset.