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Synonyms for cantonment

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-ton-muh nt, -tohn-; especially British kan-toon-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : kænˈtɒn mənt, -ˈtoʊn-; especially British kænˈtun mənt

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Définition of cantonment

Origin :
  • 1756, "military quarters," from French cantonnement, from cantonner "to divide into cantons" (14c.), from canton (see canton). Meaning "action of quartering troops" is from 1757.
  • As in quarters : noun place to live or sleep
  • As in barracks : noun shelter for military
Example sentences :
  • Agra's cantonment avenues and parks are kept in excellent order.
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
  • Early on the 15th General Baker, with 1200 infantry and eight guns, left the cantonment.
  • Extract from : « For Name and Fame » by G. A. Henty
  • It is now divided into the municipal area and the cantonment.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 » by Various
  • And what could be better than his taking on himself to let you leave the cantonment?
  • Extract from : « The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life » by Dr. Ticklemore
  • He said, We can do nothing about the women outside the Cantonment, and there is the trouble.
  • Extract from : « The Queen's Daughters in India » by Elizabeth W. Andrew
  • They still have several miles to go before reaching a cantonment.
  • Extract from : « Beyond the Marne » by Henriette Cuvru-Magot
  • Accordingly the cantonment was declared in a state of siege.
  • Extract from : « India Under British Rule » by James Talboys Wheeler
  • I cannot think how people bear their cantonment life so well as they do.
  • Extract from : « Up the Country » by Emily Eden
  • If you visit a "cantonment" in Upper India, you will find the officers with their families about them.
  • Extract from : « Gibraltar » by Henry M. Field
  • Two hours pass and it is time to rejoin my comrades at the cantonment.
  • Extract from : « A Blue Devil of France » by G. P. Capart

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