outcampn.
/ˈaʊtkamp/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌkæmp/, Australian English /ˈæɔtkæmp/ Chiefly North American and Australian.
A camp at some distance from a main camp.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > camp or encampment > [noun] > type of
ordu1673
chantier1823
douar1829
outcamp1844
log-camp1858
lumbering-camp1858
yayla1864
refugee camp1865
cow-camp1873
gypsyry1873
work camp1877
tent town1878
logging-camp1880
lumber-camp1882
town camp1885
base camp1887
line-camp1888
wanigan1890
isolation camp1891
tent village1899
sheep-camp1911
safari camp1912
jungle1914
transit camp1919
Siwash camp1922
health camp1925
tent city1934
fly camp1939
bivvy1961
society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > encamping > camp > distant camp
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1844 Knickerbocker 23 116 The Sioux..would not fail to attack, according to their custom, the out-camps.
1905 Bulletin (Sydney) 7 Dec. 15/2 Every year resolutions are made in out-camps and huts..to go down and see the Melbourne Cup.
1944 T. Onraet Down North ix. 96 I had a little rice and bacon in one of my out-camps.
1970 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 1 Nov. 12/2 From his main cabin, Sam had four outcamps along his trapline.
1981 D. Stuart I think I'll Live 303 Just let me settle down in a nice quiet job, outcamp man, or horsetailer for a drover.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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