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transit camp

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈtransit ˌcamp noun [countable]  PGa place where refugees stay before moving to somewhere more permanent 〔难民暂居的〕过渡营,临时难民营
Examples from the Corpus
transit campWhile they waited, the Joint put them up at a transit camp just outside Vienna.The decision, following a public inquiry in February, clears the way for a controversial gipsy transit camp.While in the transit camp at Lowestoft he was offered a choice of hostels in Belfast, Leeds or London.
ˈtransit ˌcamp nounChineseSyllable
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transit camp
ˈtransit ˌcamp noun [countable]
a place where refugees stay before moving to somewhere more permanent


transit campBrE /ˈtrænzɪt kæmp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrænzɪt kæmp/ 🔊BrE /ˈtrænsɪt kæmp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrænsɪt kæmp/ 🔊 nouna camp that provides temporary accommodation for refugees 临时难民营