cantonment
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9.9
- noun
- /kænˈtoʊnmənt/
- Specialized
- Although Soviet troops will remain in their East German cantonments for three or four years, NATO's protective guarantees will cover all of the former German Democratic Republic as soon as Germany is united, an anomaly that does not seem to disturb anyone and which therefore reflects how much attitudes have changed.
- military cantonment
- cantonment area
Examples
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After a long deployment, the troops returned to the cantonment to rest and recuperate.
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Then he was sent to a cantonment near Louisville, where one night he went with some other officers to a country club dance.
Fiction book (2000) -
Also, soldiers live and train in secluded British-inspired cantonments.
Academic text (1995) -
Six hundred soldiers, almost the entire "other ranks" strength, broke into the armory and then left the cantonment for the border with Pakistan and for Delhi.
Academic text (1992) -
This is an example of one of these cantonments that's now been made into a hospital for the thousands of recruits who were I'll with influenza.
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However, U.S. officials told the Somali warlords that they could keep their weapons if they moved the arms out of Mogadishu or into their respective cantonments.
Academic text (1996) -
When the UN indoctrination was done, "the gelding," as his commanding officer quite accurately described it, the Australian contingent was spread among the eighty-six cantonment sites in Cambodia.
Fiction book (1999) -
The soldiers set up their tents at the cantonment in preparation for the training exercises.
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The army built a new cantonment to house the increasing number of recruits.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people stay in tents or simple buildings for a short time
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2.3
Buildings where soldiers live and sleep
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6.0
A place where people live temporarily in tents outdoors
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6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
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3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
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9.8
Temporary camp outdoors used for a short time by hikers or soldiers
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3.1
A small temporary building where soldiers sleep and live during training or war
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9.3
A group of small temporary houses where soldiers or workers live
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3.7
Places on a military base where soldiers live
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9.9
A building where soldiers live and sleep
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cantonment comes from the French word cantonner, and the root canton means 'corner' or a small district, so it originally named a place where troops were put or 'quartered' in an area. That's why a cantonment today is a military camp where soldiers are housed.