campsite

«campsite» in Mova's school dictionary: A place where people camp in tents, caravans or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a campsite, campsites; US also campground)

meaning for a pupil

1) A place where people camp in tents, caravans or campervans, often with toilets, showers and water taps. tree →

2) The exact spot where one group puts up its tent. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is part of holidays and school camps. In safety lessons: choose a flat campsite away from rivers that might flood and away from dead trees; keep food sealed from animals; know where the toilets and first aid are; leave the campsite clean (leave no trace). Phrases: book a campsite, at the campsite, campsite rules.

examples

• We put up our tent at the campsite by the lake. tree →
• The campsite has hot showers and a shop. tree →
• Choose a flat campsite away from the river. tree →
• We left our campsite as clean as we found it. tree →
• Raccoons came into the campsite looking for food. tree →
• Our class stayed at a campsite for the school camp. tree →
• The campsite was full, so we had to drive to another. tree →

note

One word: campsite. In the USA «campground» is common for the whole place and «campsite» for one pitch. In the UK and Australia «campsite» or «caravan park» is used for the whole place.

In the corpora

• Food, rubbish and even toothpaste must be stored away from bears at a campsite.
• Leave a campsite as you found it, and walk carefully between tents because ropes and pegs trip people up.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «campsite» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.