campsite
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈkæmpsaɪt/
:
camping
- After a long day of hiking, we set up our tents at the campsite near the lake.
- find a campsite
- move to a campsite
- two campsites
We're trying to get to our campsite before the sun actually goes down.
- We're trying to get to our campsite before the sun actually goes down.
- So the harder part there is trying to get into most campsites.
- You're about to see me waking up on day one, having breakfast in the campsite, not realising what I had, what I'd signed myself up to.
- So I was packing to head over to the campsite when Yeah, that seems.
- And then how fast then that world becomes just your campsite and that's it.
- It's what Dan Savage calls the campsite rule, right?
- I'll come get you, pick him up, take him shower back to the campsite.
Examples
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There was no sign of a campsite or of any place there could be one.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're gonna hike to the campsite from here.
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We just got back to our campsite and we are very full.
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We're trying to get to our campsite before the sun actually goes down.
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From the highest rise, they could look back to the soldiers' campsite and watch the rain on its way.
Fiction book (2000) -
All right, we still have three miles before we get to the next campsite.
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Let's go back to the campsite.
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Halfway in, we found a small clearing, made a campsite, and waited for the group to arrive.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the first shock had passed, Keiko studied the campsite more carefully.
Fiction book (1992) -
At least I didn't see anyone around, and the campsite seems deserted.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
42
2.1
A place where people put tents or park camper vans to stay for a holiday
31
6.0
A place where people live temporarily in tents outdoors
3
9.8
Temporary camp outdoors used for a short time by hikers or soldiers
1
1.3
A place where people put up tents or park caravans to stay with basic facilities
1
1.3
A piece of land where people put up tents to sleep while on a trip
1
2.5
A place where people put up tents or park camper vans on holiday
1
4.2
A place where people rent spaces for homes on wheels with water and electricity
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Campsite combines camp and site. Camp means a temporary place to stay, like in camping, and site means 'place', like in website. So a campsite is literally the 'place' where people set up a camp.