striking camp
Example Sentences
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Recently it put up temporary fencing around parts of the library to prevent people from striking camp there.
From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2017
I had camped over night on low land, among heavy timber, but soon after striking camp, came to a place where the timber was scattering and the land had a gentle rise to the westward.
From Woodcraft by Sears, George Washington
All recruits should be drilled in the routine of pitching and striking camp.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
Beyond and alongside of the already striking camp, on the right of the road, the woods began again, leaving the open fields like an alternate square on some mammoth checker board.
From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Brinton, Davis
"Well, he's gone," grinned Stacy, turning to his companions, who were busy striking camp.
From The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail by Patchin, Frank Gee
