labor camp
/ˈleɪ.bɚ ˌkæmp/
NOUN
1. A place where prisoners are forced to work
A detention facility where people are held as prisoners and compelled to perform hard physical labor, often under harsh or inhumane conditions.
1.1. A prison or detention facility involving forced labor
Refers to a camp or penal institution where prisoners, political detainees, or other confined people are required to perform physical work against their will.
Synonyms
- forced-labor camp
- forced labour camp
- work camp
- prison camp
- concentration camp
- gulag
- labour camp
Examples
- He was sentenced to several years in a labor camp.
- The prisoners were forced to work long hours under harsh conditions in the labor camp.
- The former labor camp has become a memorial to the victims of forced labor.
Related Words
- internment camp
- detention camp
- penal colony
- prison
- penitentiary
- prison farm
- chain gang
- servitude
- slavery