1. temporary camps or settlements, especially for military forces or groups of people

Examples

• The army established several encampments along the border.
• Refugee encampments were set up to provide temporary shelter.
• The protesters maintained their encampments in the park for weeks.
• Historical records describe the soldiers’ winter encampments.
• Relief workers visited the disaster victims’ encampments.
• The nomadic tribe moved between seasonal encampments.
• City officials cleared the homeless encampments from the area.