USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent military base, for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites.

Detailed explanation-2: -/ɪnˈkæmp.mənt/ a group of tents or temporary shelters put in one place: Many people are living in encampments around the city with no electricity or running water.

Detailed explanation-3: -garrison. nounmilitary post, fort. barracks. base. camp.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions of encampment. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. synonyms: bivouac, camp, cantonment.

Detailed explanation-5: -encampment (n.) 1590s, “place where a camp is formed, ” from encamp +-ment. From 1680s as “act of forming a camp."