as in campgrounds
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampments
To overcome this obstacle, BACH has mobile units and outreach teams who regularly frequent local encampments to bring health services with them.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
At some campuses, administrators got tough with the protesters, cleared out the sprawling encampments and disciplined or even arrested the student demonstrators who occupied and fortified them.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Residents who are still skeptical of the police department's effectiveness were frustrated Thursday night by continued issues of homeless encampments and substance use.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
These sorts of encampments are not new.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Since the summer, the city has cleared a number of homeless encampments from North Park to the Dan Ryan expressway as part of a larger initiative to close such sites down and relocate residents to shelters or other housing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
More recently, encampments in Humboldt Park and Gompers Park have sparked disputes among local residents and leaders.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Officials divided on ordinance’s impact Peoria’s City Hall is just a few blocks from the city’s most visible encampments along the highway.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Others are remains discovered by hikers that likely belonged to people who were homeless and living in encampments in remote parts of the island.
—CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
At some campuses, administrators got tough with the protesters, cleared out the sprawling encampments and disciplined or even arrested the student demonstrators who occupied and fortified them.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Residents who are still skeptical of the police department's effectiveness were frustrated Thursday night by continued issues of homeless encampments and substance use.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
These sorts of encampments are not new.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Since the summer, the city has cleared a number of homeless encampments from North Park to the Dan Ryan expressway as part of a larger initiative to close such sites down and relocate residents to shelters or other housing.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
More recently, encampments in Humboldt Park and Gompers Park have sparked disputes among local residents and leaders.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Officials divided on ordinance’s impact Peoria’s City Hall is just a few blocks from the city’s most visible encampments along the highway.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Others are remains discovered by hikers that likely belonged to people who were homeless and living in encampments in remote parts of the island.
—CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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