The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
An encampment is a group of tents or other shelters in a particular place, especially when they are used by soldiers, refugees, or gypsies. a large military encampment. a large temporary camp, especially of soldiers
The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings