What is the meaning of encampment?

A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent.
- synonyms: campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, camping area
Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.
- usage: "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
- synonyms: camp, cantonment, bivouac
The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp.
- synonyms: camping, bivouacking, tenting

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