encamping
present participle ofencamp
encamp
verb[IorT]
mainlyUKformaluk/ɪnˈkæmp/us/ɪnˈkæmp/(USusuallycamp)to make anencampmentor put someone in anencampment
Compare
bivouacverb
Camping
- awning
- billy
- bivouac
- bivvy
- bivvy sack
- camping
- camping site
- campsite
- canopy tent
- canvas
- caravan site
- caravanning
- encampment
- pitch
- ridge pole
- ridge tent
- sleeping bag
- tent city
- tent pole
- tented village
Examplesofencamping
encamping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I do not pretend to be a lawyer, but to my mind "encamping" means erecting a tent or camp and sleeping there.
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A number of private individuals in my constituency have incurred considerable expense either making security arrangements to stop peopleencampingon their land or remedying the effects of such encampments.
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Zaanaim means wanderings, the unloading of tents, the location was probably so called from the fact of nomads in tentsencampingamid the cities and villages of that region.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eradication of the goats was long envisioned, but logistical difficulties such as island size and lack of suitable spots for landing andencampinghunters and material prevented this.
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- underlying process
- underlying purpose
- underlying rationale
- underlying reality
- underlying reason
- underlying shares
- underlying-shares
- underlying similarity
- underlying stock
- underlying-stock
- underlying strength
- underlying structure
- underlying substrate
- underlying technology
- underlying tension
- underlying theme
- underlying transaction
- underlying trend
- underlying unity
- underlying weakness
- undermanned
- undermentioned
- undermine
- undermined
- undermining