camp out

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Meaning · English

stay somewhere temporarily, often in a tent or informally

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: reside in a camp
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

We will camp out in the park for the festival

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “camp out” mean?

stay somewhere temporarily, often in a tent or informally Literally: reside in a camp

Is “camp out” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.