labor camp

noun

1
: a penal colony where forced labor is performed
2
: a camp for migratory laborers

Examples of labor camp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats. Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024 These problems, Herman noted, occurred when one person was under the control of another, such as in the context of prisons or labor camps or in certain families. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022 Eventually, he was sentenced to 16 years in a labor camp. Diamy Wang, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024 Montañez was the son of a Mexican immigrant and grew up in a migrant labor camp. CNN, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for labor camp 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of labor camp was in 1900

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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20camp. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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