| Encampment 1. (n.) The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest. 2. (n.) The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings. Thesaurus Entries Konzentrationslager, Lager, barrack, barracks, bivouac, bivouacking, camp, campground, camping, campsite, cantonment, casern, concentration camp, detention camp, hobo jungle, lines, tented field, tenting |