camp : Idioms & Phrases

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aid-de-camp

Aid"-de-camp` noun
Etymology
F. aide de camp (literally) camp assistant.
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plural Aids-de-camp
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.
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aide-de-camp

  • noun an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
    aide; adjutant.
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boot camp

  • noun camp for training military recruits
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break camp

  • verb leave a camp
    decamp.
    • The hikers decamped before dawn
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camp bed

  • noun a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
    cot.
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Camp bedstead

  • a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation.
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camp ceiling

  • (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling.
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Camp chair

  • noun a light folding chair
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  • a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet.
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camp david

  • noun a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States
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camp down

  • verb establish or set up a camp
    camp.
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Camp fever

  • typhus fever.
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Camp follower

  • noun a prostitute who provides service to military personnel
  • noun a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
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  • a civilian accompanying an army, as a sutler, servant, etc.
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Camp meeting

  • noun religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days
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  • a religious gathering for open-air preaching, held in some retired spot, chiefty by Methodists. It usualy last for several days, during which those present lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.
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camp out

  • verb live in or as if in a tent
    bivouac; camp; encamp; tent.
    • Can we go camping again this summer?
    • The circus tented near the town
    • The houseguests had to camp in the living room
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camp robber

  • noun a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
    Perisoreus canadensis; Canada jay; grey jay; whisker jack; gray jay.
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Camp stool

  • the same as camp chair, except that the stool has no back.
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camp-made

  • adjective satellite made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp
    • my camp-made leather wallet
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camping area

  • noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
    encampment; bivouac; campsite; camping area; camping ground; campground.
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camping bus

  • noun a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
    camper; motor home.
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camping ground

  • noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
    encampment; bivouac; campsite; camping area; camping ground; campground.
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camping site

  • noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
    encampment; bivouac; campsite; camping area; camping ground; campground.
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concentration camp

  • noun a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
    stockade.
  • noun a situation characterized by crowding and extremely harsh conditions
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day camp

  • noun a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
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death camp

  • noun a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
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detention camp

  • noun an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
    detention home; detention house; house of detention.
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Flying bridge, Flying camp

  • . See under Bridge, and Camp.
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Flying camp

  • (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another. Farrow.
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hobo camp

  • noun a place where hoboes camp
    jungle.
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internment camp

  • noun a camp for prisoners of war
    prison camp; POW camp; internment camp.
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king camp gilette

  • noun United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
    Gillette.
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labor camp

  • noun a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
    labor camp.
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labour camp

  • noun a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
    labor camp.
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pow camp

  • noun a camp for prisoners of war
    prison camp; POW camp; internment camp.
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prison camp

  • noun a camp for prisoners of war
    prison camp; POW camp; internment camp.
  • noun a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
    prison camp; prison farm.
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prisoner of war camp

  • noun a camp for prisoners of war
    prison camp; POW camp; internment camp.
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refugee camp

  • noun shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
    camp.
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Sugar camp

  • a place in or near a sugar orchard, where maple sugar is made.
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summer camp

  • noun a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
    camp.
    • city kids get to see the country at a summer camp
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tennis camp

  • noun a camp where tennis is taught
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To pitch (a) camp

  • to set up the tents or huts of a camp.
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To strike camp

  • to take down the tents or huts of a camp.
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trailer camp

  • noun a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided
    trailer park.
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work camp

  • noun a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
    prison camp; prison farm.
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