labor camp

noun

Definition of labor campnext
as in prison camp

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Recent Examples of labor camp First union contract regulating safety and sanitary conditions in farm labor camps. — Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026 My parents grew up in Cambodia in the 1970s, when the Khmer Rouge took over the country and forced millions of people into labor camps. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026 In one, she was sent to a labor camp after giving birth. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for labor camp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for labor camp
  1. prison camp
  2. concentration camp
  3. work camp
  4. bull pen
  5. jail
Noun
  • Navalna is now in a prison camp in a village near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After their meeting, Maxwell was transferred from a low-security correctional facility in Florida to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of prison camp
Noun
  • Some detractors even characterized it as a concentration camp.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The final pages offered a physical and philosophical account of the concentration camps that was as disturbing in its implications as the newsreels shown in theatres at the war’s end.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of concentration camp
Noun
  • An inmate who walked away from a Nevada County work camp on Independence Day was captured in Tijuana by Mexican authorities, said state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials on Monday.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.
    — Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of work camp
Noun
  • With the bullpen overworked from a busy week — which featured a doubleheader Wednesday — manager Craig Counsell said Friday wasn’t the time to be aggressive.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • Opposing starters are going deep, and bullpens are staying well rested.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of bull pen
Noun
  • Hickey now owes $33,500 in fines and restitution plus 15 days in jail.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The federal lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal filings brought by both former employees and jail residents that have accused Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden of poor leadership, inadequate inmate care and fostering a toxic workplace.
    — Amber Gaudet Updated August 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labor%20camp. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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