lumber camp

Frequency: 4.01.2 per million words

a temporary settlement for loggers

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Examples (10)

  • He spent a winter working at a remote lumber camp in the mountains.
  • Life in the old lumber camp was harsh, with long hours and basic accommodation.
  • The former lumber camp has been converted into a small tourist lodge.
  • Many young men found seasonal employment at the local lumber camp during the felling season.
  • Stories from the lumber camp often spoke of camaraderie and hard physical labor.
  • The journey to the isolated lumber camp required crossing several rivers.
  • Archaeologists discovered remnants of an early 20th-century lumber camp in the forest.
  • The closure of the last lumber camp marked the end of an era for the small town.
  • Working in a lumber camp taught him resilience and self-sufficiency.
  • Supplies for the lumber camp had to be brought in by pack animals.