Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: encampment
IPA transcription: [ɪnk'æmpmɪnt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: campsite, campground, camping_site, camping_ground, bivouac, encampment, camping_area
    Meaning: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
Usage examples
  • Cheer on cheer rang from the encampment.
  • The whole encampment, in a moment, became a scene of the most violent bustle and commotion.
  • The main encampment was on a spit of land running out into the main stream, or what we thought was the main stream.
  • It is unusual to find an encampment of the natives, like those of the more instructed whites, guarded by the presence of armed men.
  • They conducted me to their encampment; and there having opened my bag, they were surprised at the largeness of my diamonds, and confessed that they had never seen any of such size and perfection.
  • Unable to command himself any longer, the youth broke from the place, and presently stood in the center of a disorderly throng, that included nearly everything having life, within the limits of the encampment.
  • After this they went forth and took all the arms of the guards and Sahim said to them, "Go to your own camp;" while he re entered Ajib's pavilion and, wrapping him in his cloak, lifted him up and made for the Moslem encampment.
  • At last they were only one day's march from Wali Dad's little mud home. Here a great encampment was made, and the merchant was sent on to tell Wali Dad that the King and Princess of Khaistan had arrived and were seeking an interview.