labor camp
noun
1
: a penal colony where forced labor is performed
2
: a camp for migratory laborers
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The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Petrook's father was forced into a labor camp, but escaped.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
His mother was sent to a labor camp, and young Jimmy was left to care for his siblings.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Petrook's father was forced into a labor camp, but escaped.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
His mother was sent to a labor camp, and young Jimmy was left to care for his siblings.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for labor camp
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20camp. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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