·noun The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.
II. Encampment ·noun The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
primarily denoted the resting-place of an army or company of travellers at night, (Genesis 32:21; Ex...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary