military camp

Soldiers' temporary quarters

A military camp is a temporary or semi-permanent site where armed forces are stationed, trained, or housed.

Camps range from basic field encampments with tents to established facilities with barracks and infrastructure.

The recruits spent eight weeks at the military camp.

The term also applies to prisoner-of-war facilities and, historically, to encampments during campaigns.

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