prison camp

noun

1. a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.

2. a camp for less dangerous prisoners assigned to outdoor work, usually for the government.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prison camp¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Minimum‑security prison camps, like the one in Bryan, typically house inmates considered the lowest security risk, sometimes without perimeter fencing, according to an Associated Press report.

From Salon

Shelters built to protect people from tornadoes were brandished as “proof” that the prison camps were coming.

From Salon

He was captured in 2003 and is being held in Guantanamo Bay, the US prison camp in Cuba.

From BBC

Fujioka and I talked in the plaza where buses pulled up after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to transport Japanese Americans to prison camps.

From Los Angeles Times

Her maternal parents immigrated to the U.S. and settled in Detroit after suffering brutal experiences in World War II: Siberian prison camps, bombing raids, combat and a home invasion by Russian troops.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• concentration camp 
• gulag 
• internment camp