Antonyms 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 |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for cantonment
- abode
- accommodation
- apartment
- barracks
- billet
- bivouac
- cabin
- camp
- cantonment
- chambers
- condo
- cottage
- digs
- domicile
- dorm
- dormitory
- dwelling
- encampment
- enclosure
- flat
- fraternity
- garrison
- habitat
- habitation
- headquarters
- home
- house
- hut
- lodge
- lodging
- place
- post
- prefab
- quarters
- Quonset hut
- ranch
- residence
- room
- roost
- shelter
- sorority
- station
- tent
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