"dinner camp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dinner camps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dinner camp (plural dinner camps)
  1. (Australia) A midday break for a meal and rest taken by drovers and their livestock. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Rest
    Sense id: en-dinner_camp-en-noun-TUFTN4En Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (Australia) The location of the temporary camp created for dinner camp. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-dinner_camp-en-noun-ENUh-U84 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Inflected forms

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