Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prison_camp

2 senses of prison camp

Sense 1
prison camp, internment camp, prisoner of war camp, POW camp -- (a camp for prisoners of war)
       => camp -- (a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners")

Sense 2
work camp, prison camp, prison farm -- (a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects)
       => camp -- (a penal institution (often for forced labor); "China has many camps for political prisoners")