encamped; encamping; encamps
: to set up or occupy a camp
: to place or establish in a camp
Examples of encamp in a Sentence
the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail
as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym
Recent Examples on the Web
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
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Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Thousands of farmers from these states descended on New Delhi and have remained encamped on its outskirts ever since.
—Surupa Gupta, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2021
In May 1781, General Anthony Wayne’s troops encamped at Bruceville, just south of Taneytown in present day Carroll County, on their overland march to Virginia from York, Pennsylvania.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday claimed their demands led to Washington's Metropolitan Police Department clashing with and removing pro-Palestinian protesters encamped at George Washington University.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 May 2024
Protesters will be barred from encamping in the space going forward, Smith said.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
But the photo of the flyer in the Instagram post was not taken after students encamped at Columbia University.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
During his deployment, his unit was encamped in one of Saddam Hussein’s private palaces, which had a piano in its basement.
—Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Thousands of farmers from these states descended on New Delhi and have remained encamped on its outskirts ever since.
—Surupa Gupta, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2021
In May 1781, General Anthony Wayne’s troops encamped at Bruceville, just south of Taneytown in present day Carroll County, on their overland march to Virginia from York, Pennsylvania.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday claimed their demands led to Washington's Metropolitan Police Department clashing with and removing pro-Palestinian protesters encamped at George Washington University.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 May 2024
Protesters will be barred from encamping in the space going forward, Smith said.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
But the photo of the flyer in the Instagram post was not taken after students encamped at Columbia University.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
During his deployment, his unit was encamped in one of Saddam Hussein’s private palaces, which had a piano in its basement.
—Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Encamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encamp. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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