Internment Camp (Noun)
Meaning
A camp for prisoners of war.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Prisoners of war were forcibly relocated to an internment camp in a remote desert location.
- During World War II, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were imprisoned in overcrowded internment camps with inadequate living conditions.
- The international community criticized the harsh treatment of detainees at the notorious internment camp, citing human rights abuses and mistreatment.
- Conditions in the internment camp deteriorated rapidly due to inadequate sanitation and a lack of medical supplies.
- Many internees attempted to escape from the well-guarded internment camp, but few succeeded in evading the heavily armed guards.