campground

From camp +‎ ground.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmpˌɡɹaʊnd/

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campground (plural campgrounds)

1. An area where tents are pitched.
   • 1994, Richard Katz, Skating Unrinked: An Insider's Guide to Skating Trails in the San Francisco Bay Area.:

     At 4.7 miles, on the left, is the campground and park headquarters for Samuel P. Taylor State Park

2. An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
   • 1869, The Monthly Religious Magazine:

     Camp Hamilton is the Methodist campground, a few miles from Salem, where the Methodists were holding services.

• camping ground