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| camp1 |
to set up a camp. [1/5 definitions] |
| camp bed |
the British word for a small portable bed that folds up. "Camp bed" has the same meaning as "cot." |
| camper |
a person who stays at a camp or goes camping. [1/2 definitions] |
| campfire |
an outdoor fire used for cooking or warmth, as at a camp or camping site. [1/2 definitions] |
| camp fire member |
a member of the Camp Fire, an organization originally for girls and now also open to boys, founded to promote good values and character and develop practical skills. |
| campsite |
a place where one sets up camp, usually within a campground. [2 definitions] |
| canteen |
a small establishment, in a camp or workplace, that sells food, drink, and some hard goods such as grooming or cosmetic supplies. [1/3 definitions] |
| commissary |
a store that sells food and other goods, esp. at a military post or work camp. [1/2 definitions] |
| concentration camp |
a prison camp in which large numbers of political prisoners, aliens, or those considered undesirable are confined and sometimes executed. |
| counselor |
a person who watches over and helps children at a camp. [1/3 definitions] |
| decamp |
to pack up gear and leave a camp. [1/2 definitions] |
| encamp |
to set up, or take lodging in, a camp. [2 definitions] |
| encampment |
a place where a camp has been set up. [2 definitions] |
| Gila River Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp located on the Gila River Indian Reservation that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak, there were over 13,000 people forcibly living there. |
| Granada Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp, also known as Camp Amache, located in southeastern Colorado that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak, there were 7,300 people forcibly living there. |
| gulag |
a Soviet forced labor camp, as for political prisoners. [2 definitions] |
| infirmary |
a place for the care of the ill or injured, such as a hospital or clinic, or a space devoted to such care in an institutional residence such as a school or camp. |
| installation |
a relatively permanent military camp. [1/2 definitions] |
| intern1 |
to confine in a prison or camp, esp. during wartime. [1/2 definitions] |
| internment |
confinement in a prison or prison camp, esp. during wartime. |
| Jerome Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp located in southeastern Arkansas that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak in late 1942, there were 8,500 people forcibly living there. After it was closed, the Jerome Center was converted into a holding camp for German prisoners of war. |
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