From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
camping
n 1: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn:
camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Camp \Camp\ (k[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Camped (k[a^]mt;
215); p. pr. & vb. n. Camping.]
To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.
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Had our great palace the capacity
To camp this host, we all would sup together. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Camping \Camp"ing\, n.
1. Lodging in a camp.
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2. [See Camp, n., 6] A game of football. [Prov. Eng.]
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