Antonyms for cantoned


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kan-tn, -ton, kan-ton for 1–7; kan-ton, -tohn, or, esp. British, -toon for 8
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn for 1–7; kænˈtɒn, -ˈtoʊn, or, esp. British, -ˈtun for 8


Definition of cantoned

Origin :
  • 1530s, "corner, angle," from Middle French canton "piece, portion of a country" (13c.), from Italian (Lombard dialect) cantone "region," especially in the mountains, augmentative of Latin canto "section of a country," literally "corner" (see cant (n.2)). Originally in English a term in heraldry and flag descriptions; applied to the sovereign states of the Swiss republic from 1610s. Related: Cantoned.
  • As in lodge : verb stay at temporary residence
  • As in quarter : verb provide lodging
  • As in board : verb provide food and sleeping quarters
Example sentences :
  • Most of these had, at one time or other, been cantoned with the Pioneers.
  • Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
  • Several detachments from the Regiment were cantoned in various parts of the country, where they had but miserable accommodation.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Captain John Patterson with Notices of The Officers &c. of the 50th or Queen's Own Regiment from 1807 to 1821 » by John Patterson
  • Those who are married, have each of them a corner of the tent, cantoned off with a curtain.
  • Extract from : « Thalaba the Destroyer » by Robert Southey
  • Some armorists call them cantoned as they form a square figure.
  • Extract from : « The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition » by Anonymous
  • The troops were at once cantoned among the inhabitants, who gladly supplied them with everything they required.
  • Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The infantry in which all the cantoned troops serve consist of twenty-six regiments and two battalions.
  • Extract from : « Sweden » by Victor Nilsson
  • Col. Brady did not leave his command till after the snow fell, and he saw them tolerably "cantoned."
  • Extract from : « Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
  • A sepoy regiment in the Bengal army was cantoned in ten rows of huts, a company of 100 sepoys in each row.
  • Extract from : « India Under British Rule » by James Talboys Wheeler
  • In 1857 four regiments of sepoys were cantoned at Cawnpore, namely, three of infantry and one of light cavalry.
  • Extract from : « India Under British Rule » by James Talboys Wheeler
  • He found on arrival that the king had, ten days before, gone to Landshut, round which place a portion of his army was cantoned.
  • Extract from : « With Frederick the Great » by G. A. Henty

Synonyms for cantoned

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