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leiri — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bivouac noun A temporary outdoor camp made with little or no shelter, especially for a night or two.
  • camp noun A place with tents, cabins, or temporary shelters where people stay, especially outdoors.
  • campground noun A designated outdoor area set up for pitching tents or parking camper vehicles.
  • encampment noun A place where people are staying temporarily in tents or similar shelters, such as a camp for soldiers, refugees, or travelers.

Senses

leiri is used for these senses in English:

  • campground An area where tents are pitched.
  • campground An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
  • encampment (often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
  • encampment (by extension, archaeology) An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.

bivouac — full definition

  1. noun A temporary outdoor camp made with little or no shelter, especially for a night or two.
  2. verb To camp outdoors for the night without proper tents or shelter.

camp — full definition

  1. noun A place with tents, cabins, or temporary shelters where people stay, especially outdoors.
  2. noun A group activity or programme, often for children, focused on a particular skill or theme.
  3. noun A deliberately exaggerated, theatrical, or self-mocking style, especially in fashion or performance.
  4. adjective Exaggerated, theatrical, or flamboyantly over-the-top, often knowingly so.
  5. verb To stay temporarily in a tent or outdoor shelter.

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