[noun] [C] - a group of tents or temporary shelters put in one placeMany people are living in encampments around the city with no electricity or running water.The police said they were monitoring the encampment of 1000 or so people who have gathered on the common for a free music festival.
ENCAMPMENT
Meaning of ENCAMPMENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012