camps
Rival political groups
Camps is the plural of camp—temporary outdoor settlements, often with tents: refugee camps, summer camps, military camps.
The verb camps means to set up or stay in such a place: She camps by the river every August.
In cultural contexts, camps can mean opposing factions or schools of thought: The debate divided critics into two camps.
Wartime civilian imprisonment
- confinementState of being restricted
- prisonersIncarcerated individuals
- barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
watchtower · incarceration · inmates · custody · surveillance · fence · captivity · correctional
Portable fabric shelter
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- bivouacTemporary military encampment
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
tepee · hut · dome · dugout · wickiup · ramada · pup tent · A-frame
Outdoor fire for gathering
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
nature · fishing · stargazing · forest · mountains · trail · survival · wildlife
People who provide guidance
- cabinsSimple rural shelters
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- archeryShooting with bows
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
crafts · friendship · songs · games · canoe · bunk · homesick · activities
Initial military training program
- drillHole-boring device
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
discipline · instruction · practice · recruits · barracks · exercise · tactics · teamwork
Shifted from proper location
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- asylumShelter from persecution
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- aidSupport given freely
resettlement · tents · rations · UNHCR · migration · sanctuary · persecution · fleeing
internment
Wartime civilian imprisonment
- confinementState of being restricted
- prisonersIncarcerated individuals
- barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
guards · watchtower · incarceration · inmates · custody · surveillance · fence · captivity · correctional · isolation
tent
Portable fabric shelter
yurt · tepee · hut · dome · dugout · wickiup · ramada · pup tent · A-frame · tarp
campfire
Outdoor fire for gathering
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
backpacking · nature · fishing · stargazing · forest · mountains · trail · survival · wildlife · s'mores
counselors
People who provide guidance
arts · crafts · friendship · songs · games · canoe · bunk · homesick · activities · reunion
bootcamp
Initial military training program
conditioning · discipline · instruction · practice · recruits · barracks · exercise · tactics · teamwork · preparation
displaced
Shifted from proper location
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- asylumShelter from persecution
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
aid · resettlement · tents · rations · UNHCR · migration · sanctuary · persecution · fleeing · survivors
sides
Lateral edges or teams
ideological · rival · partisan · allied · enemy · warring · two · battle · debate · supporters
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler
- sports trainingdrills, conditioning, practice, warm-ups, fitness
- youth programsyouth groups, youth programs, Girl Scouts, after-school programs, youth clubs
- ancient settlementsvillages, caves, shelters, farming communities, coastal settlements
campshotels
Commercial lodging establishments
luxury resorts · mansions · palaces · lodges · inns
campshouses
Buildings for living
settlements · cities · homesteads · estates · headquarters
campsconsensus
General group agreement
unity · unified front · unanimity · solidarity · accord
- summer campSeasonal youth retreat
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- camp outSleep outside temporarily
- camping tripRecreational stay outdoors
- happy camperSatisfied, untroubled person
- band campsOvernight musical training programs
camp, camper, camping, campsite, camped, decamp, campground, encampment, encamp