Travel / B1

KAMPS-yt/ˈkæmpsaɪt/

A campsite is a place where people stay in tents or caravans, often with toilets and showers. A camp is wider (including activity camps); a caravan park may not allow tents. Quiet hours: a festival speaker is not allowed.

Meaning

A place where people stay in tents or caravans, often with toilets and showers.

Examples

• “The campsite has a quiet-hours rule; a festival speaker is not allowed.”
• “A campsite booking for DofE still needs the leader’s contact on the form, not only a pupil mobile.”

Good to know

a campsite. Contrast: a camp / a caravan park / a hostel. DofE / holidays. Countable sites. Mix-up: camping is the activity, uncountable.

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