Subcamp
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A camp (such as a labour camp or concentration camp) that makes up part of a larger camp or complex.
"Admiral Buzby’s report describes an array of digital video recorders used to capture “activities” — it does not specify whether interrogations are included — in at least four subcamps at Guantánamo."
Example
More examples"Admiral Buzby’s report describes an array of digital video recorders used to capture “activities” — it does not specify whether interrogations are included — in at least four subcamps at Guantánamo."
Etymology
From sub- + camp.
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