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单词 prison camps
释义

prison camp

noun

1
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects
2
: a camp for prisoners of war or political prisoners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the early days of the war on terror, Raybon served at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2022 The prison camp is located just a few miles from the front line — and about 12 miles from the city of Donetsk. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 In this exclusive excerpt, Thrasher tells the origin story of the infamous U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, decades before the war on terror, when scores of desperate Haitians were trying to escape their country during a violent coup. Steven W. Thrasher, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 He was convicted by a Russian court in 2020 and sentenced to nine years in a prison camp. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 July 2022 British prisoners of war arrive at a Japanese prison camp in Thailand in WWII, forced to build a railway bridge over the river Kwai and enduring horrific conditions. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2022 After five months of being held in Russia on drug charges, Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison camp. Brooklyn White, Essence, 5 Aug. 2022 The Hawkins police chief — who was presumed dead after the Starcourt Mall explosion in Season 3’s finale — is imprisoned and tortured in a Russian prison camp in the latest season. Michaela Zee, Variety, 28 July 2022 In June 2020, he was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison camp. Justin Gomez, ABC News, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

prison camp

noun

: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects

prison camps

noun

plural of prison camp
as in concentration camps

Synonyms & Similar Words

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