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Synonyms for encampment

9 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

camp site camping camping site bivouac

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bivouac

camp site, bivouac, camping site, camping, campground, camping ground, tenting

2. Camp

camp, cantonment

Definitions

n. 1
A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
n. 2
A place where people or things stay temporarily.

Forms

Plural: encampments → bivouacs, campings, campgrounds, tentings…

Example sentences

camping Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?
bivouac We'll bivouac near the lake.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
encampment		rising
camping		steady
bivouac		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: camp¹
7 letters: camping², bivouac², tenting²
10 letters: campground², cantonment

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (camping² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: campement
Español: campamento
Català: campament