as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
at last the weary vacationers pulled into a campground for the night
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Recent Examples of campground
Smith Lights of Long Branch, Long Branch campground, 478 Lancaster Road, Lancaster: A drive-thru display Nov. 30-Dec. 23.
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Nicole Young, The Tennessean, 24 Nov. 2024
Narelle Whakaari, along with husband Craig (Koro) and their 4-year-old grandson Matty were enjoying the summer break at a campground an hour from their home in Tauranga.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
General admission to this year’s four-day festival is $600 per person, which includes use of the campgrounds.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
More strikingly, people all over the county were actually seeing mountain lions, not only in their high beams at night but in broad daylight, with increasing regularity: crossing the road, loafing at the edge of a fenced field, skirting a campground.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Young, The Tennessean, 24 Nov. 2024
Narelle Whakaari, along with husband Craig (Koro) and their 4-year-old grandson Matty were enjoying the summer break at a campground an hour from their home in Tauranga.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
General admission to this year’s four-day festival is $600 per person, which includes use of the campgrounds.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
More strikingly, people all over the county were actually seeing mountain lions, not only in their high beams at night but in broad daylight, with increasing regularity: crossing the road, loafing at the edge of a fenced field, skirting a campground.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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