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Encampment (Noun)

A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent.

Nouns denoting spatial position.

The family set up their tent at the seaside encampment, excited to spend a week by the ocean.
As I walked through the encampment, I saw rows of colorful tents and smiling campers.
The park ranger directed us to the designated encampment area, where we carefully pitched our tent.
We spent the night at the mountain encampment, waking up to a breathtaking view of the sunrise.
The summer camp organizers had carefully chosen the scenic encampment as the perfect spot for the kids to set up their tents.

The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling".

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The army established a makeshift encampment in the desert to house troops during the training exercise.
Encampment life was not for the faint of heart, with primitive conditions and strict rules.
After a long march, the soldiers were relieved to arrive at the encampment and rest their weary bodies.
The official report stated that the encampment was built to temporarily house soldiers during the war effort.
During the maneuvers, the general inspected the encampment to ensure that everything was in order.