Audio English.net » Dictionary » E » Empty-headed ... Encephalomyelitis

ENCAMPMENT

Pronunciation (US):

• ENCAMPMENT (noun)
The noun ENCAMPMENT has 3 senses:

1. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
2. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
3. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

Familiarity information: ENCAMPMENT used as a noun is uncommon.

• ENCAMPMENT (noun)

Sense 1

encampment ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

campground; camping area; camping ground; camping site; campsite; encampment; bivouac

Hypernyms ("encampment" is a kind of...):

land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))

Sense 2

encampment ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bivouac; camp; cantonment; encampment

Context example:

wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling

Hypernyms ("encampment" is a kind of...):

military quarters (living quarters for personnel on a military post)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "encampment"):

boot camp (camp for training military recruits)

hutment (an encampment of huts (chiefly military))

laager; lager (a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons)

Sense 3

encampment ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bivouacking; camping; tenting; encampment

Hypernyms ("encampment" is a kind of...):

habitation; inhabitancy; inhabitation (the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men))

"Too many chiefs and not enough indians."
(English proverb)
"You will not get a big job done from whom does not want a small one."
(Albanian proverb)
"The people's lord is their servant."
(Arabic proverb)
"The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes."
(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
What does land site mean?
site definition
What does boot camp mean?
laager definition
What does habitation mean?

What other visitors were searching for:

Encampment definition
English language terminology
Proper usage and pronunciation of the word encampment
British accent
What does encampment mean?
Lookup word in AudioEnglish
Encampment context examples

Page delivered in 0.0527 seconds