camp

/kæmp/ v [I] (STAY IN TENTS/BUILDINGS)

Definition

› to set up a tent or other temporary structure to give you shelter outside while you sleep or rest: We camped in a valley between the two mountains. We used to go camping out west when I was a child.

(Definition of camp v (STAY IN TENTS/BUILDINGS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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