army encampments
Soldiers' temporary quarters
Army encampments are temporary military settlements where troops are housed, typically in tents or provisional structures.
The term evokes images of soldiers bivouacked during campaigns or training exercises: The army encampments stretched for miles along the river.
Encampments may be brief overnight stops or semi-permanent bases during prolonged operations.
- training groundSite for skill development
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- armoryMilitary weapons storehouse
- trenchLong narrow excavation
no man's land · front lines · war zone · staging area · troop movements · marching orders · supply depot · logistics · command post · mess hall · cantonment · bivouac · troop morale · guard duty · sentry post · fortification · latrine · perimeter fence
army encampmentsfortresses
Fortified defensive structures
citadels · military bases · strongholds · garrisons · castles
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