camp

[kæmp]

Definition:
1. Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.
2. Temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers.
3. An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.
4. Live in or as if in a tent.

Use 'camp' in a sentence:

1. He was confined in an internment camp in Utah.
2. They go camping in France every year.
3. The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.
4. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.
5. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps.
6. Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David.
7. We decided to set up camp for the night.
8. The prison camps were euphemistically called 'retraining centres'.
9. He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp.
10. I wanted to go camping but the others quickly vetoed that idea.
11. I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied.
12. We rested for a while then pushed on to the next camp.
13. McCain spent five and a half years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Vietnam.
14. I'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.
15. A man in camp took a barometer reading at half-hour intervals.
16. Tamlyn is in the second camp.
17. Our camp is only a short haul from here.
18. He spent two weeks at camp this summer.
19. Do you go camping?
20. The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats.
21. Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels or camp sites in advance.
22. We camped in a field near the village.
23. Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather.
24. We camped out under the stars.
25. Captain Ramirez called them to attention and marched them off to the main camp.
26. Let's return to camp.
27. The pirates returned to camp.
28. James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance.
29. He was shot down over Denmark and spent three years in a prison camp.
30. Hicks worked with children as a camp counsellor.
31. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.
32. They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp.
33. He camped it up, he told bad taste jokes and endless anecdotes with no point at all.
34. The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.
35. The camp is surrounded by razor-wire fences and guarded by military police.
36. Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp.
37. The two leaders will retire to Camp David for informal discussions.
38. We'll make camp on that hill ahead.
39. The author paints a stark picture of life in a prison camp.
40. Sometimes we camp out at night.
41. They pitched camp for the night near the river.
42. We camped near the beach.
43. We were in opposing camps.
44. I camped overnight in a field.
45. The breadth of the whole camp was 400 paces.
46. We went to visit two charming young ladies who lived in the neighbourhood of our camp.
47. The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.
48. Dozens of reporters camped out on her doorstep.
49. She had gone to summer camp.
50. Nobody knows precisely how many people are still living in the camp.
51. I like camping, climbing and that sort of thing.
52. The farmer warned us off his land when we tried to camp there.
53. The movie is a camp celebration of the fashion industry.
54. There was an air of confidence in the England camp.