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encamped
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Encamp \En*camp"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Encamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Encamping .] To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch tents, or form huts, and remain for the night or ...
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vb. (en-past of: encamp )
Usage examples of encamped.
M'Kenzie immediately determined to return with him to Astoria, and, veering about, the two parties encamped together for the night.
Crossing the wide mouth of the river, the party landed, and encamped at the bottom of a small bay within Point George.
The next morning early, as the party were yet encamped at the mouth of a small stream, they were visited by another of these heroes of the wilderness, one John Colter, who had accompanied Lewis and Clarke in their memorable expedition.
Continuing their progress up the Missouri, the party encamped on the evening of the 21st of March, in the neighborhood of a little frontier village of French creoles.
The late signs of roaming war parties caused a vigilant watch to be kept up at night when the crews encamped on shore.
On the 10th of May the party arrived at the Omaha (pronounced Omawhaw) village, about eight hundred and thirty miles above the mouth of the Missouri, and encamped in its neighborhood.
After having proceeded some distance further, they landed, and encamped for the night.
These two Indians proved to be spies or scouts of a large war party encamped about a league off, and numbering two hundred and eighty lodges, or about six hundred warriors, of three different tribes of Sioux.
On the fifth of July the two parties were brought to a halt by a heavy rain, and remained encamped about a hundred yards apart.
Hunt and his companions encamped near an island about six miles below the Arickara village.
On the evening of the 23d (July) they encamped on the banks of what they term Big River.
As the travellers were now in a country abounding with buffalo, they remained for several days encamped upon the banks of Big River, to obtain a supply of provisions, and to give the invalids time to recruit.
On the 10th of August they encamped among hills, on the highest peak of which Mr.
Crossing the river, therefore, they encamped on its northwest bank, where they found good pasturage and buffalo in abundance.
At an early hour one day, he encamped in a narrow valley on the banks of a beautifully clear but rushy pool.