encampment in WordNet English dictionary

1. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
   "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
   camp  encampment  cantonment  bivouac 
   
2. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
   campsite  campground  camping site  camping ground  bivouac  encampment  camping area 
   
3. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
   camping  encampment  bivouacking  tenting