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cantonment

[ kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-; especially British kan-toon-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a camp, usually of large size, where men are trained for military service.
  2. military quarters.
  3. the winter quarters of an army.


cantonment

/ kənˈtuːnmənt /

noun

  1. a large training camp
  2. living accommodation, esp the winter quarters of a campaigning army
  3. history a permanent military camp in British India
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cantonment1

1750–60; < French cantonnement, equivalent to cantonne ( r ) to quarter troops ( canton ) + -ment -ment
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Example Sentences

A comfortable home in a military cantonment in the city of Rawalpindi.

The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.

Thinking to escape and summon assistance from the cantonment, Douglas mounted the wall and leaped into the moat.

The troops, British and native, were stationed in the cantonment of Mian-mir, some five miles from Lahore.

Mr. Mayne of course had his own house in the cantonment, which was situated north of the city, across the river Goomtee.

The cantonment at Umballa, which is four miles from the native town, boasts several hotels.

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