Encamp
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To establish a camp or temporary shelter. intransitive
"We spent half an hour on the summit before returning to our camp, where we stuffed the frozen tent and all the gear into our packs and started the long descent of the southwest ridge to rejoin Harish and others who were still encamped on the col at the foot of it."
- 2 live in or as if in a tent wordnet
- 3 To form into a camp. transitive
"England were encamped in San Marino territory for the entire game and the only disappointment for manager Gareth Southgate will be the fact their finishing was very poor."
Example
More examples"And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel: Let them turn and encamp over against Phihahiroth, which is between Magdal and the sea over against Beelsephon: you shall encamp before it upon the sea."
Etymology
From en- + camp.
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