Definitions for work camp

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

work′ camp`(n.)

  1. a camp for prisoners sentenced to labor, esp. to outdoor labor.

  2. a volunteer project in which members of an organization work together for a cause.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of work camp:

1930–35

Princeton's WordNet

  1. work camp, prison camp, prison farm(noun)

    a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects


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