cantonment
UK /kanˈtɒnmənt/ US /kanˈtɒnmənt/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
Temporary military living quarters.
On the Umballa platform waited a detachment of officers discussing the latest news from the stricken cantonment, and it was here that Bobby learned the real condition of the Tail Twisters.
2
A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters.
The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides.
3
A permanent military station.
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