Definition for EN-CAMP'MENT

EN-CAMP'MENT, n.

  1. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.
  2. The place where an army or company is encamped; a camp: a regular order of tents or huts for the accommodation of an army or troop.

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