CAMP OUT


Meaning of CAMP OUT in English

If you say that people ~ somewhere in the open air, you are emphasizing that they stay there for a long time, because they are waiting for something to happen.

...reporters who had camped out in anticipation of her arrival.

see camp 4

PHRASAL VERB: V P emphasis

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