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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantonment¹

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

Example Sentences

Last May, when Imran Khan was arrested for the first time after his government's dismissal, his supporters rioted, attacking army cantonments and other symbols of the army's power and prestige.

From BBC

Mr Khan's arrest in May saw violent protests that also targeted military cantonments.

From BBC

Thousands of Khan's supporters had rampaged through scores of military installations and vandalized them, including an air base, several cantonments, the house of a general and the army's headquarters.

From Reuters

Mr. Khan’s supporters also tried to enter the city’s military cantonment area, which houses military buildings and residential neighborhoods, but were stopped by the police.

From New York Times

Every year, Ambala, a British colonial-era army cantonment, has typically drawn hundreds of youth into the military with the prospect of lifetime employment.

From Reuters

Related Words

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