camping site

Thân thiện

A family sets up their tent at a camping site.

Definition

Noun: A designated area where people can temporarily stay outdoors, typically by setting up tents, as part of a recreational holiday or trip.

Usage

This noun refers to the physical location itself. It is commonly used to describe commercial, public, or informal areas intended for this purpose. - We need to book a spot at a camping site for the weekend. - The national park has several well-maintained camping sites near the lake. - They found a beautiful, secluded camping site in the woods.

Advanced Usage

• "to be at a camping site": to be currently staying at such a location.
  • We've been at this camping site for three days now.
• Used attributively (as a noun modifier) to describe facilities or features.
  • The camping site amenities include showers and a small shop.

Variants and Related Words

• Campsite (n): A common, shortened synonym for "camping site."
  • We reserved a campsite for two nights.
• Campground (n): Often implies a larger, more organized area with multiple camping sites and facilities.
  • The campground can accommodate over a hundred tents.
• Encampment (n): A site where a group, not necessarily on holiday, sets up camp (can have a more temporary or formal connotation).
  • The explorers made an encampment at the base of the mountain.

Synonyms

• Campsite: The most direct synonym.
• Bivouac: A temporary camp without tents or with very simple shelter, often used by soldiers or mountaineers.

Related Phrases

• Pitch a tent at a camping site: The specific action of setting up a tent in this location.
  • We arrived late and had to pitch our tent at the camping site in the dark.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Từ đồng nghĩa

• campsite
• campground
• camping ground
• bivouac
• encampment
• camping area